Thread: Framing pitches
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Old Sat Sep 13, 2003, 08:53pm
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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by brian43
i know how to properly frame pitches, i played last year in college. as an umpire, the only time it sometimes convinces me is on low pitches but most of the time they dont frame that pitch right. i hate seeing younger kids frame pitches incorrectly and then the coach asks me if i saw the frame and they ask where it was. yeah i saw the frame, but the kid caught the ball and brought it back to the middle of the plate and didnt think i saw that, and the ball was 18 inches outside.
brian43,
I think that's pulling the pitch, not framing the pitch.
mick
i know thats what it is, some coaches think thats framing the pitch. framing only involves a small movement in the wrist, not moving your entire arm 2 feet back towards the plate.
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