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Originally Posted by nickrego
My son was a catcher in HS.
I taught him, that if he couldn't get a good line to 1st for the throw because the runner was out of the lane, just hit him in the back with an 80% throw.
This is a totally unofficial statement.
And I will disavow all knowledge of this conversation if questioned about it.
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I'd prefer to see him taught to take a couple of quick side steps and get the line. You can't bank on a call (ask Knoblauch) and the potential aftermath of a non-call.