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Reply to "Comparing Catchers"

Usually, the best games for a catcher are the ones when the casual fan never notices him. No one tries to steal, and the ball isn't flying to the backstop, and the crowd groans at a couple of 3rd strike calls that the catcher helped with a little bit of framing. Of course, as a father of a catcher, I tend to notice those things. Smile

As for throwing out runners, I was at a presentation where a D-1 coach was talking about what they wanted to see in a catcher, and he pointed out that yes, they needed a strong arm, however, catchers may only get 1-2 chances to throw out a runner in a game, but had to catch about 140 pitches a game. His first concern was how the catcher handled pitches (and his pitchers), and then his arm.
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