Category: Catching
MLB Experimental Rule 7.13 Regarding Home Plate Collisions
0Major League Baseball has finally published the language for the new rule regarding plays at the plate and home plate collisions. Like the Designated Pinch-hitter rule, this is ...
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Buster Posey Aftermath: What Should Be Done?
6The awful result of a homeplate collision that ended the season of Giants catcher Buster Posey has prompted many to pose questions about the catching position, MLB rules, and ...
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Catching: Proper Footwork Starts with the Feet
1Nearly every catching instructor you speak to, and every published book and article on catching, will point out that footwork is the key to success for a backstop. But how many ...
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Treating Jammed Fingers
0If you are a catcher, and have been catching for any significant length of time, then you know all about jammed fingers. A jammed, or sprained, finger is often the result of your ...
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Baseball The Ripken Way
0Cal Ripken, Jr., and his brother Billy teach baseball fundamentals in a style they call "The Ripken Way". This is the book behind the style. There are dozens of books on the ...
Catching: How to Frame
2Nearly every young catcher I meet is either proud to show me how well he can "frame" a pitch, or he wants to know how to do it. So here I will teach all about framing, for the ...
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Catcher’s Gloves: Recommended
0Through the years, I’ve used catcher’s gloves from Wilson, Rawlings, Spalding, Mizuno, and most recently, Akadema. As a youngster, and through high school, I used a glove with a ...
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