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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
This most recent time was a 17 year old kid that was just being lazy - too lazy to reach across his body and catch a very regular pitch. He was most likely upset about being required to play catcher - he wanted to pitch. This is the one that hit me in the unprotected area of that bone end sticking out from the side of my elbow.
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As I said previously, it's usually poor positioning, poor mechanics, or poor equipment that leads to non-trivial injuries when working the plate. Based on your description above, it sounds like you're "exposing your wing" rather than keeping it tucked in, close to your body. Stick that wing out there when you take your stance and you'll take a shot on the elbow that will hurt like hell. Tuck that wing in close to your body and the worst you'll get is a glancing blow that hurts for, oh, about 3 seconds.
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