Taking the One Hop Throw from C

joemktg5,000+ posts

Situation: a throw from the catcher down to 3B is on the foul side of the bag on a tag play. It's a one-hopper that's a tweener.

My argument: job #1 on that throw is to make sure it does not get through, i.e., getting the out is secondary. To that end, what is the proper way to field that throw? Do you get off the bag and square-up? Do you get low for a backhand? Move forward to try to create a short hop? Conversely, move backward to create a long hop?

7/7/148:04 PM

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