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Originally Posted by CecilOne
Why "never should have been", when covering the plate on the throw home trying to get R1?
The runner went into the catcher, regardless of sliding or not, accidently or not. How is the catcher out of position?
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You are talking about the back half of the LH batter's box. That is not where a catcher taking a throw from the center of the field (or anywhere else, for that matter) should be. Even if the throw was off, that shouldn't draw the catcher to a spot behind the plate.
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Why does which side of the plate matter?
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Taking out a catcher standing in front of the plate would mean that the runner was going for the player, not the plate.
"Front of the plate" refers to an area in fair territory toward the pitcher's plate.