Issued my first Forfeit yesterday

[DG]

I have never said a word to a catcher about setting up "too far back". It's the ones who crowd the plate so much I can't get a good look at it that I speak to.

[SanDiegoSteve]

I don't like the plate crowders either. I like to be able to just see the entire plate, and that is all. The catcher then is not so close as to get his glove whacked on every swing, but not so far back that he makes every strike look like a ball.

Like I said, my usual way is to just set up where I want to stand, and the catcher will often back into me, and realize I want him up more.

[DG]

A catcher will never back into me and I will never ask one to move up.

[nickrego]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I don't like the plate crowders either. I like to be able to just see the entire plate, and that is all.

You need to see the plate to call pitches ? What a concept !

I'm kind of joking, but kind of not.

I use the GD Stance, so I set up in the same place no matter where the catcher is. After a while, you get used to knowing where the plate is, even when you can't see all of it. Because I am in (almost) exactly the same place for every pitch, I know where the/my zone is, even if there was no plate at all.

Hey, there's another idea...Lose the plate, then nobody can argue our pitch calling.

[RPatrino]

Nick, I do a lot of PSAL (Parochial School Athletic League) here in the East Bay area. My experience has been quite the opposite with the behavior of coach's and player's. I also do lot of other non-parochial ball as well, and the behavior of those player's and coach's is a lot different than the PSAL. I was blown away when before my first PSAL game, the two teams gathered at home plate for a prayer.

As for the GD, you will need to make some adjustments. But you are correct, for the most part, you set up in the same place, at the same head height for every batter. The most common adjustment I make is "up and back" to try to get a clearer view of the plate.

Bob P.