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Originally Posted by KevB
I was a pitcher through high school, and even at that low level, there were guys that I pitched well with vs. others. Some catchers you vibe with and that back and forth calling pitches snowballs. In addition, some catchers just present a target better and make the pitcher feel confident that he's going to frame things up for the umpire. You can't quantify it, but it's most definitely real. For me, a bigger catcher who didn't wait until the last minute to flip the mitt up as a target was helpful.
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Good insight. Thanks for that. I've always believed a good catcher... an elite catcher can change a game.
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