Lindbergh: Two Truths and a Lie: The Hidden Forces That Affect How Catchers Perform at the Plate

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https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/3/26/17162840/three-theories-on-catcher-plate-performance

 

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“I always make it a point to be honest with them, because of course I want every pitch called a strike, but when I’m hitting, I definitely don’t want every pitch called a strike, so there’s kind of that fine line that you thread,”

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Although the effects we’ve found (or failed to find) are subtle, they confirm that a catcher is always a catcher, even when he removes his mask.

 

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“You have X amount of fine focus you can apply per day,” Flowers says the theory went. When working with a knuckleballer, he continues, “you’re using up so much of that trying to catch every single pitch … that you just literally don’t have your ability to have that fine focus that you need [at the plate].” 

 

 

[Frobby]

Excellent article, thanks for sharing.   

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50 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Excellent article, thanks for sharing.   

Thanks, Yeah. I found it very interesting. Answered a few questions I always had about the craft.