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Alright, alright!

Thanks for being so patient with me, I’ve been sick for a couple weeks, and so has my family. Thank you for sticking with me while I recovered!

Now, let’s chat about catchers!

If there’s one position on the field that it thankless and not often considered, despite being labeled the number two on the docket, it’s the catcher.

Which is also my position.

Often I see coaches stick the big kid who can’t move back there. They aren’t always the most athletic.

And it’s a mistake!

I started as a short-stop, but quickly realized that being a catcher was more interesting and less boring at nine, but didn’t involve the spotlight like a pitcher.

A lot of the people I’ve met or played against, commented that I caught like a short-stop.

Something I found highly effective too.

I caught the ball instead of blocking. (A term meaning, keeping the ball in front of you as a catcher.)

A term I find ridiculous.

Your job is in the title – catch it.

Not just keep it where you can see it. The ball does no good, if I’m not holding it in stopping runners.

Being a catcher has several things most people don’t realize.

Catchers run the game.

Pitchers start the inning. Nothing can happen without them.

But pitchers can’t do anything worthwhile without a solid catcher.

Catchers call the pitches, the plays, and they play therapist to the pitcher.

They can see the entire field from where they sit and know where everyone and everything is at all times because it all falls in their field of vision.

They’re closest to the umpire and can often form connections with them. Good or bad.

Catchers are often the last line of defense for pitchers.

We listen to them, we coach them, and we stand with them no matter what’s happening.

There may be nine players on the field, but no one is more connected to the pitcher.

They’re a little team, a battery within the team.

Catchers are the leaders on the field.

And if you don’t get their importance, you’re going to struggle a lot.

I’ve seen what strong catchers can do vs weak ones.

You need your catcher to have brains, a calm demeanor, and be capable. They’re the second most important player on the field and the most important one to your pitcher.

Never forget that.

It’s the difference between a perfect game and a pitcher spiraling out of control.

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