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[Don Mueller]

Originally Posted by 3appleshigh

No BS, man, baseball has ways to take care of themselves. And in adult ball, if a guy runs obviously out of the lane to gain an advantage, HE WILL GET PLUNKED.

Also, note, I have said they need to be taught that the Loob over into the field (a last resort) is not the last resort that should be taught. They need to be taught first to find a lane, the Firstbaseman need to be taught to help the catcher early with an INSIDE or OUTSIDE call, but the last resort isn't a trick shot, that could end up with the runner at second. The last resort is to make a good solid throw to where you would normally find the firstbaseman, and THAT is through the runners back.

Until it becomes a call for simply causing a bad throw, This is the BEST PLAY for the defense to make, when nothing else is easily available.

I love how DG has resorted to namecalling, the last hope for the uneducated.

There is never a last resort that calls for throwing at the runners back.
If F3 is on the inside and marginally stretched his glove is 4' to the inside. If BR has his right foot on the foul line so his entire body is inside the line he's taking at most 30". F2 still has an 18" window to throw to without aiming at the back. That's before he makes a quick slidestep to the inside and creates a great angle. The reality is if BR is that far inside, F3 would simply step to the outside and now F2 has about a 4' window to throw at without coming close to BR. There are times (few as they are) that BR obstructs, but there is never an appropriate time for F2 to aim at BR back.

Originally Posted by 3appleshigh

This is the BEST PLAY for the defense to make, when nothing else is easily available.

OK guys, when the going gets tough, lets hurt em.