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And I don't tell them to "get down", I tell them to "stay down" if they want me to see a strike. And in the end, I could care less how often the block me out. I WILL call it a ball, and if they aren't complaining, I don't need to say a thing. It is when they DO complain that you can handle it the way I described above. |
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If the catcher stands up to catch the ball, when there is a runner attempting to steal, call it a strike if it is close to the zone, or a hittable pitch. Everyone is watching the runner, everyone expects the catcher to stand up, and it lets you get an extra strike.
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Close and hittable are the keys elements to this. Many times the batter has the take sign on a steal, so the coach and batter are willing to concede a strike in this situation and I'm happy to oblige. It's kind of like when a high pitch comes in right down the middle and the batter ducks. "STRIKE" Do you use this sitch as an opportunity for a strike or do you try to visualize the batters stance prior to ducking and make a judgement on the high pitch? |
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Opens up the high side of the zone.
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Sounds to me like this is a non-issue for all you GD'ers out there (i still don't know how you guys see the plate from so far back- then you work high to compensate for that and i don't know how you see low pitches. i guess i gotta try it for myself).
Ok- so next time this happens, i'll continue to call it a ball if i'm not sure and tell the catcher not to pop up next time. |
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