Great adjustability on this play at the plate. And great tag point. Not locked into one form or one style of tagging. Catchers being able to be athletic enough to adapt to the play in front of them. Infielders with gear on. ๐ค๐ผ
๐๐ฅฃAnthony Pettis reveals a crazy story of how he was chosen to be on the Wheaties box:
โI was in Dana Whiteโs office. He got a phone call for Wheaties box, it was supposed to be a Jon Jones. But Jon Jones did some crazy sh*t.
Dana gets on the phone. Heโs like, โF*ck, again?โ Heโs pissed and Iโm just sitting in the corner. Heโs like, โPettis, you wanna be on the Wheaties box.โ Iโm like, โF*ck yeah, I do.โ
Thatโs how it happened. It was supposed to be Jon Jones, but I was in the right place at the right time.โ
(via @MightyMouse)
Receiving progression: Deep โ Extension
Learning how deep you can let the ball travel while maintaining a clean, stable pocket. Build feel + glove awareness.
Progression into extensionโfinding most efficient contact point that gets us one short quick and aggressive move.
Catchers in the Tucson area and Phoenix area, come get your catching training every Wednesday in September.
Clinics will focus on all skills: stances, receiving, blocking, improving transfer, arm strength and improving in game IQ.
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tim anderson announcing his retirement made me go back and read my 2023 profile of him again
even with the batting title and the early success, itโs hard not to wonder how differently things could have gone if the baseball world embraced him a little more
Big Bottom of the Zone grab here by @ian_armstr0ng
Being effective in the bottom of the zone resides in how well we trust our load (body positioning) as well as our eyes. Doing those two things well allows us to consistently maintain tension with good timing.
Another big league principle to infield play is hand presentation:
Palm above the ball and snipe the pocket. Look at how the ball is controlled with no rattle.Listen to the ball hitting the glove. Thatโs what good catch sounds like.
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