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[Amazing: If I worked where you work, the on-deck batter would retrieve the ball. It's a courtesy ever present - when I'm behind the mask.
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*shrug* I only relate the situation as it is. Where I work, F2 jumps up the instant a ball goes to the backstop (even fouled off), so they are obviously taught to do that at their level (for whatever reason, I don't know). There's almost never a F2 to hand a ball to, if I were so inclined.
If the ball is obviously 'out', F2 will stand and put his mitt out to me for a ball. If he isn't sure its 'out', then he's off to the races, and I'm tossing a ball to F1 (who's walked toward me to ~ 45 feet). I haven't missed a toss yet, although there's always a first time.
I will have to try calling 'on-deck!' sometime to see if the ODB reacts. Might be entertaining.
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It shouldn't matter what everyone else does, you are in charge of your game and its very easy to fix.
Simply tell F2, "we'll let the ondeck guys to the chasing tonight, give them something to do".
F2 will love you for it, and the time saved in a three hour game ....
Might take a few reminders, but after a couple of innings everyone should be on board.
thanks
David