Flinching

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Originally posted by James V
I flinched because on two previous pitches eye high the catcher did not catch the ball and both caught me at the top of the face mask. On the "3d strike" pitch I ducked and thus did not see the swing.

How in the h*ll does an eye high pitch hit you in the mask if you are in your stance. Sounds to me like you were popping up in order to get hit on that high of a pitch.