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Originally posted by Kaliix
I'd would rather be over the plate and actually see the corner and the glove and be protected by the catchers body. Only my opinion after trying the Davis stance and switching back. Your mileage may vary...
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When a batter fouls off a pitch, where does it generally go? If it's not down the line it's straight back. Straight from his barrel back. Where's the barrel? Out over the plate. Where's the catcher? Out over the plate. I promise you'll be hit more if you are not working the slot.
Not to mention other advantages like having a consistant look at the batters hands and the same view of every pitch.
In my area (some place in TX) we generally have media personel on the field in designated areas behind home plate. This puts them 40+ feet behind the plate and either to the left or right about 40 feet or so. When a left handed batter is up they scamper to the media area on the right side. They know that if he sends a foul ball back that it's going either straight back or slightly to the right. But it won't go behind his back. They are compromising their best view of the game just so they don't get killed by a foul ball.
EDIT: Also, take a look at the 2004 NCAA evaluation form where it states "Works in the 'slot', not over the catcher or to the outside." I don't want to seem critical, but there's a lot of good reasons for working the slot.
[Edited by moorg on May 15th, 2005 at 05:45 PM]