Angle/Distance

[SanDiegoSteve]

If there is a pitcher with an unusual delivery, or is a highly touted local pitcher, occasionally I will take a few pitches before the game, usually 2 from each side of the plate.

As far as on the bases prior to the start, I have also occasionally walked in to my angles and practiced watching the throw, and setting up to see the play. Usually though, I just watch the fielders warm up, note their throwing habits, and note the way the first baseman fields the ball.

I have a bad back, so a little stretching down the line before games, and in short right field between innings once in a while is needed to crack my back. I do my leg stretches on the bumper of my car before going to the field.