PU Positioning

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Yes, taking the runner and the throw at a 180 angle is a great idea. That's why we call steals of 2nd base from center field, right?

Call 'em how you want. But nobody who's been trained recently takes many plays, if any from 1BLX anymore.

Good luck to you, you call 'em your way, I'll call 'em mine.

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Call 'em how you want. But nobody who's been trained recently takes many plays, if any from 1BLX anymore.

Good luck to you, you call 'em your way, I'll call 'em mine.

No One?



Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | SD@LAD: Padres plate a pair on surprise steal of home - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by jicecone

No One?



Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | SD@LAD: Padres plate a pair on surprise steal of home - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

Read my entire post. Carefully. And on this play the positioning still wasn't that great, but he might have been pinned. I haven't seen this clip for a few weeks.

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Read my entire post. Carefully. And on this play the positioning still wasn't that great, but he might have been pinned. I haven't seen this clip for a few weeks.

My point was not to critique your statement, or whether you are right or wrong in positioning for plays at the plate because, as you have already stated, "Call 'em how you want".

Rather, whether you start 1BLX, point of the plate, 3BLX or any other place, you have to adjust to the play, the level of ball, the catchers ability and anyone of many other varibles to get the call right. We sometimes get so hung up on perfect positioning and still forget that it is a suggested location to start from but, do what you have to to get the dang call right.

Looking and acting professional is good for perception but, that greatly diminishes when you don't get the call correct.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by jicecone

We sometimes get so hung up on perfect positioning and still forget that it is a suggested location to start from but, do what you have to to get the dang call right.

Couldn't agree more!

[Steven Tyler]

Is it just me, or had anyone else noticed more arguments over missed calls since MLB went with 3BLX? I always thought somebody was only trying to build a better mouse trap with this idea.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Is it just me, or had anyone else noticed more arguments over missed calls since MLB went with 3BLX? I always thought somebody was only trying to build a better mouse trap with this idea.

A) MLB, AFAIK, has not embraced 3BLX.
B) No.