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06-27-2013, 10:39 PM | Topic Starter |
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Playing Catcher
This is a bit of a weird thread idea, but I had a huge conversation with a big baseball guy today about catchers.
I guess I never spent time thinking about it, because I don't really follow baseball. But catcher is a really weird position in sports, is it not? Anybody on this board play catcher? And I don't mean in your beer league softball team. I mean seriously. Wear a shit ton of padding. Spend 85% of the game squatting, invariably leading to shit knees later in life. Constantly making calls and having the world's most passive aggressive arguments totally by finger with your pitcher. Have to have a rocket arm and amazing reflexes. And have this weird sibling-like relationship with pitchers. It's just a weird kinda position, and it usually brings with it some pretty great stories. Have any catcher stories, stories that are either just amusing or reveal a little bit about the nature of the position? Like I said, random topic, but I'm pretty interested in it tonight. |
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Wow.
This one could be for the record books.
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I coach youth baseball and catcher is the one position that is very skill specific. Guys can play every position on the field, but catcher is a different gig
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Well, I coach 11 U kids. Most if them can play just about anywhere on the field, but the catchers really just play catcher and maybe back up outfield
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see, that's weird. in little league I played catcher, third base and right field. I had a good arm as a kid and loved the position (loved third base too). as for my knees, yeah--kinda ****ed up now, but not horribly so. if I'd continued the position in high school and college, it would be way worse.
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catcher isn't a position you choose, it's something you're born doing.
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