Advantages Of A Respectable Catcher

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What do you need to catch a victory? An above average catcher is a great start! The catcher is the second most important player on a baseball team right behind the pitcher. He is in charge of catching and blocking all of the balls thrown at him. The catcher is in charge of keeping the runners from advancing to second and third during a pitch. When there is a respectable catcher behind the plate, he gives the pitcher confidence. In a game as tough as baseball everyone has to have confidence. When the players have confidence in the guy receiving the ball with people in scoring position, the players become not only a better group of players, but they become a team. The role of a respectable catcher may lead to advantages in creating a winning ball team.
Catchers are leaders on the baseball team. Catchers as a whole have the hardest job on the field. They are in every play; they
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When a pitcher is pitching, he throws to the different locations on the plate, inside, middle, outside, high belt high, and low. With a respectable catcher those pitches outside the plate are caught and brought back into the plate inconspicuously to help make the pitcher look better (stealing strikes). Another advantage to having a respectable catcher on the team is some of the best pitchers will want to throw to him. For example, Cliff Lee signed with the Philadelphia Phillies because the Phillies had an established catcher that knew the game and knew how to make the pitchers look good. The great Bill Dickey stated, “A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear” (“Catching Quotes”). A respectable catcher on the team helps steal those pitches close to the strike zone inevitably making the pitcher look a little better pitch by

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