Category: Catching

tips for baseball catchers

MLB Experimental Rule 7.13 Regarding Home Plate Collisions

MLB Experimental Rule 7.13 Regarding Home Plate Collisions

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Major 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?

Buster Posey Aftermath: What Should Be Done?

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The 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

Catching: Proper Footwork Starts with the Feet

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Nearly 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

Treating Jammed Fingers

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If 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

Baseball The Ripken Way

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Cal 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

Catching: How to Frame

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Nearly 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

Catcher’s Gloves: Recommended

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Through 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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