Legal pickoff?

[David Emerling]

Originally Posted by GarthB

You're phunni...using lefty Randy Johnson to try to validate your mistaken opinoin on RHPs pick off moves to first.

Damn few MLB RHPs step and throw to first. Watch a few games. It's jump turns, jab steps and the occasional disengage. As occcasional as it is, it's still more prevelant for RHPs than stepping and throwing.

I realize that Randy Johnson is lefthanded - my point was that Randy Johnson makes no legitimate attempt to pickoff the runner. He employs no deception. He just tosses it over there with no sense of immediacy. There is nothing snappy about Randy Johnson's move.

There are right-handers who do this, also - although it is rare. Most right-hander moves are much quicker than left-handers.

Basically, right-handers rely on quickness whereas left-handers rely on deception. It's unusual to see a right-hander make a slow move toward first.

Randy Johnson makes a slow move with no deception and no sense of immediacy. That was my only point.

David Emerling
Memphis, TN