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Originally posted by jerry weinstein:
Hardball:
IMO really POOR advice.If the runner is not trying to run you over and you have the ball early, tag him out & get out of there.If you have the ball early and the runner tries to run you over, then & only then, he has earned a high hard tag.

If you have the ball early enough & can move up the line towards 3rd, just side step the runner & sweep tag him from behind.Avoid meeting him straight on where you can jam your wrist as a result of the force of the runner moving straight through your tag.

JW

Can not agree with you more Jerry. Catchers need to make the tag with the least amount of contact possible. No need to stand in harms way when a sweep tag from the side will do.

9/21/089:48 PM

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