SEC play begins- G1 vs UPig

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Originally Posted by Quaoarsking

Our team is going to be OK. We are mentally and fundamentally strong. Every team has their "that's baseball" games.

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Originally Posted by Tater

Catcher lost us the game vs. USM. Both runs scored on a passed ball strike 3 against miller. How tf is that his fault that his stuff was that nasty.

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Those weren't PBs. Miller grounded both pitches a foot in front on the plate. Johnny Bench would've had a tough time keeping those pitches in front of him. I can't remember the official score on both of them, but they should've been ruled WPs

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Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely

Those weren't PBs. Miller grounded both pitches a foot in front on the plate. Johnny Bench would've had a tough time keeping those pitches in front of him. I can't remember the official score on both of them, but they should've been ruled WPs

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Idgaf. His pitches got strike 3 swings. Block the ****in ball.

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Originally Posted by Tater

Idgaf. His pitches got strike 3 swings. Block the ****in ball.

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Originally Posted by Tater

Idgaf. His pitches got strike 3 swings. Block the ****in ball.

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Pro catchers aren't stopping balls like that. The skill it takes to maneuver your body into that position as quickly as needed, angle your body because it's a breaking ball...at the same time trying to judge if you have to stay on your knees or partially squat because the pitches bounced as high as they did...and to process all of that in about 0.25 - 0.50 almost defies physics. Have you ever played catcher?

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Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely

Pro catchers aren't stopping balls like that. The skill it takes to maneuver your body into that position as quickly as needed, angle your body because it's a breaking ball...at the same time trying to judge if you have to stay on your knees or partially squat because the pitches bounced as high as they did...and to process all of that in about 0.25 - 0.50 almost defies physics. Have you ever played catcher?

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I mean I caught in little league until I focused on football and umpired in the spring for cash. You practice and should know this dude has filthy shit and be ready to block up nasty shit when you call the curve outside.

Do you think the catcher didn't know the pitch that was coming and how this dude throws it? Once maybe. But twice? Nah that's on the catcher.

I know several high school coaches who have their catchers do this in practice daily. not exactly rocket science. having it happen once is bad luck maybe but 2 times in a row shouldn't happen.

We were making contact all night with their two best pitchers.
Arkansas better be read today

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Originally Posted by Tater

I mean I caught in little league until I focused on football and umpired in the spring for cash. You practice and should know this dude has filthy shit and be ready to block up nasty shit when you call the curve outside.

Do you think the catcher didn't know the pitch that was coming and how this dude throws it? Once maybe. But twice? Nah that's on the catcher.

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Dude, both of them literally bounced towards the 3rd base line once they hit the turf (not dirt). So,, he would've had to turn his body in almost a 90 degree angle. Cal Raleigh would've called both WPs

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Originally Posted by Tater

I mean I caught in little league until I focused on football and umpired in the spring for cash. You practice and should know this dude has filthy shit and be ready to block up nasty shit when you call the curve outside.

Do you think the catcher didn't know the pitch that was coming and how this dude throws it? Once maybe. But twice? Nah that's on the catcher.

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Originally Posted by Pancho

I know several high school coaches who have their catchers do this in practice daily. not exactly rocket science. having it happen once is bad luck maybe but 2 times in a row shouldn't happen.

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Doing it in practice, you know before the ball even comes out of his hand, how you need to move. He knew a breaking ball was coming, he had no idea that it would bounce where it did until about .05 of a second before it got to the plate. I'm not defending the defensive "prowess" of any of our catchers, but the best defensive catchers in baseball wouldn't have been able to block those 2 pitches

There is sure an art to the part of being ready for the ball to do anything even when you know what's coming. I look forward to the catcher play continuing to improve un the BOC era. Nothing like prepring for the worst to simply be ready in game.