I thought I would ask the experts. My son was the main catcher for his teams when he was 9 & 10 yrs old. He is now going on 16 and going into his junior year and hasn't caught an inning since 10u.
He was actually a very good catcher, real good recieving the ball, blocking, etc. What I always heard was, "He's left handed nobody in their right mind will catch him when he gets older". So now, he is your typical lefty, 1b & OF, along with being and 84-85 mph kid on the mound. If he has a future after high school, it will probably be on the mound.
So, this is not looking for an excuse to try and put him behind the dish. Those days are gone.
But...."the lefties can't catch when baseball gets serious" has never made any sense to me. I've heard these as the main reasons:
1. "When throwing down to second right handed batters will impede the throw". Counter answer: good lineups have 4 and sometimes more lefthanded hitters. So who is at the disadvantage ??
2. "Throws down to 3rd will be slow because of having to pivot". Counter answer; Agreed, but snap throws down to first are much quicker and stronger. So...now its even!!
3. "In fielding the ball in front of the plate LH will be slower". Counter: NO.... in fact they will probably be quicker, like LH at 1b going to 2nd base.
It seems to me the only answer is... Thats the way its always been !! Does anyone have a good answer as to why a LH is at a disadvantage behind the dish ??
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) my dad helped me adjust to throwing with my right hand. If you saw me throw, you would not believe I was throwing with my "bad" arm..