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Old Wed Mar 25, 2009, 06:39pm
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Originally Posted by mroyal View Post
Maybe that's playing the word game. To me, framing is an attempt by a catcher to make a pitch look like or bring it to a location giving it the appearance of being a strike. Framing is a negative for me (whether you pull, push, pluck or yank).
A good catcher will frame a pitch by folding the glove and holding it for the umpire to get a good look. The only movement is the folding of the glove.

Any catch that is moved other than the above is framing the umpire.
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