I get it. I said it was a tough play
He’s a FR with TONS of physical tools & potential. Needs work on mechanics of catching or maybe needs to play 1B. He does have a cannon of an arm
On that popup he correctly held onto the mask until he got a bead on it then threw it out of the way. The mistake he made was not putting his off hand on the ball on the catch because those do have heavy spin & are hard to hold in a catcher’s mitt with one hand
It’s more a “crap that’s a tough break after a mistake by a Fr” not blaming him necessarily. Just a really unfortunate series of circumstances that out the game likeky out of our reach
** Edited by hokiepro at 4/29/2023, 10:10:51 PM
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That’s what happens when
-- GCHokieof91
Apr 29, 2023 at 09:19 PM ET
GCHokieof91
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04/29/23 09:19 PM ET
That and freshman pitchers. **
-- RJHokie
Apr 29, 2023 at 09:21 PM ET
RJHokie
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04/29/23 09:21 PM ET
And catchers who have tons of potential but make mistakes like that **
-- hokiepro
Apr 29, 2023 at 09:22 PM ET
hokiepro
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04/29/23 09:22 PM ET
Have you ever tried to catch a high pop up with a catchers mitt ? Probably
-- uber hokie
Apr 29, 2023 at 10:04 PM ET
uber hokie
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04/29/23 10:04 PM ET
And you will miss about 2 out 10 if you are very good. It’s not like a
-- uber hokie
Apr 30, 2023 at 07:20 AM ET
uber hokie
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04/30/23 07:20 AM ET
Yep, turn your back to infield. and ball will back up to you, use 2 hands**
-- rtp_hokie67
Apr 29, 2023 at 10:19 PM ET
rtp_hokie67
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04/29/23 10:19 PM ET
I get it. I said it was a tough play
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-- hokiepro
Apr 29, 2023 at 10:09 PM ET
hokiepro
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04/29/23 10:09 PM ET