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Originally Posted by Rita C
Really? How is that? At least here, the catcher can be anywhere because they are afraid of the ball. One the other day set up about 12 feet back.
They are often standing, or they pop up as the ball comes in. There is no consistency on where I can stand to judge the pitch.
The pitching and catching are just horrible.
Rita
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You still set up the same. If the catcher stands up. align your inside foot to the point of the plate and keep it in line or behind the catcher's inside foot. Work the slot, eyes at the top of the strike zone, drop with the start of the pitch.
There used to be some old-school NUS members that would instruct the umpire to take a position where they were comfortable seeing the strike zone and, if the catchers complain, you were to tell the catcher to either move up or shut up.
While that gave the umpire a great view, it didn't/doesn't sit well with today's NUS especially with the stealing. But it isn't much different in you run across a catcher that stays back 6-8 feet.