I have somewhat bad knees, and I accredit that to my days as a catcher.
The kneesavers made the croutching position 100% more comfortable and sped up the time it took me to get in position to throw out a runner. But, it hindered my ability to block pitches that was in the dirt.
Correction- you crouched for 2 hrs the umpire ( I was one ) crouched for 4hrs. That first game of the year always hurt. Of course we didn't have to run the bases between innings.
I'm just sayin!
FFI - AKA Matt Crum
I guess you're right ;D
On a side note, I never had "knee savers" when I was a catcher. I didn't even know about them.
Muddy, the curve ball was one of the reasons I don't play baseball anymore. I could hit all varieties of fastballs and changups with better than most, but I never could hit a curve ball or a slider.
It don't matter if you can hit a 85 mph fastball if can't hit the other pitches.
Baseball doesn't require athletisism. ;D
I've played three positions in my life. CF, 3B, anc catcher.
Have you ever croutched for four hours? Ever covered center field? Ever snagged a hit deep in the hole and made a strong thrown to first?
You don't have to cover T.O. or run around for hours like in soccer, but baseball still requires a lot of athleticism to play competitively.
Tampa's ability to steal bases anytime they wish is an example of this.
Average Attendance at Fenway
1980-1995 in descending order:
30,061
27,747
29,901
30,476
31,635
31,222
30,988
30,430
27,894
26,514
22,057
20,514
22,004
24,076
20,007
Every average is above Tropicana Field.
I honestly don't know who to pick in this game.
Mizzou was in position to lead the conference, but then lose to OSU. I didn't think Texas was that good, but then they outplay OU.
This game has great potential.
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