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Originally Posted by Mrumpiresir
The situation arises on marginal pitches. I want the catcher to stick a pitch which is on the outside edge of the plate so I can determine if it caught the zone. If he drags the pitch, he has taken that view away from me and everyone in the park saw him do that. The benefit of the doubt now goes to the batter.
I don't like to throw away strikes either but the catcher needs to help me out here, especially at HS varsity and above..
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I don't throw away strikes at the HS or small college levels. I don't expect good catching anymore.