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ChadTower:
I liked catching but never caught on a team where the coach wasn't calling most of the pitches. That takes most of the fun out of catching. By the time I got up to the ages where you're calling your own game I was playing centerfield.
billf:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 08, 2007, 10:48:21 am ---
I liked catching but never caught on a team where the coach wasn't calling most of the pitches. That takes most of the fun out of catching. By the time I got up to the ages where you're calling your own game I was playing centerfield.
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I played organized baseball for six years up to about age 13. So we never got to the point of "calling pitches". Heck we didn't have any pitches beyond a "fastball". Our goal was just to get it over the plate near the strike zone. That said, I was primarily a pitcher, catcher, shortstop and first basemen. I have played each position on the field for at least one game. Third base in my opinion was the worst - hits just seemed to get there so fast. Never like the outfield either. I loved pitching and especially loved catching.
shardian:
Third base was my second favorite position. My last year of playing American Legion ball when I was 17, I played 3rd base for the first time in a few years - on a turf field no less. A zinger got hit my way and I fielded it and threw it to first without even realizing what happened. It's funny, when I played 3rd base I never had a problem fielding the quick hits, but at SS I could NEVER field the ball. I only played SS in a game once and had 2 consecutive errors.
90% of the time I played either catcher or 3rd base.
And Jim, just because you have no clue as to how baseball strategy works doesn't mean the game is simple. ;)
ChadTower:
I always enjoyed the infield a lot more than I did outfield. I got stuck out in centerfield at about 13 when I started to become the fastest guy on most teams. Best match for what I had to offer, I guess, but I always had to fight to stay engaged in the game when in the outfield.
billf:
Yep, got to put the fastest and strongest arm in centerfield. I know what you mean about staying engaged especially at a little league level. That's why I really liked to play catcher or pitcher. You're involved in every play. I played right field for an all-star game once and was bored to tears out there.
Funny Sharidan, I played many a games at shortstop, but couldn't handle third. ;D
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