Baseball For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies)) by Morgan Joe & Lally Richard

Author:Morgan, Joe & Lally, Richard
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118510520
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2014-02-05T16:00:00+00:00

Making the Catch

Pursue fly balls aggressively. If you drift over to time the catch of a ball, you aren't in position to throw. You may also be unable to adjust if you misjudge a ball's flight or a sudden gust carries it farther than you anticipated. Hustle on every play.

“The wind can be a factor when you go for a catch. You might run to the spot where you think the ball is coming down only to find out the wind has carried it another six feet or held it up so that it drops in front of you. Check which way the wind is blowing before the game starts. Then keep checking it every inning after that because the direction can change. I always looked at the flags to see where the wind was blowing. Some games would start with the wind blowing in, and then it would start blowing out after only a few innings.” — Willie Mays

Using both hands, catch the ball out in front of your body and over your throwing shoulder (refer to Figure 11-2). If you're left-handed, your right foot should be forward; if you throw from the right side, your left foot is out in front. This position leaves you in the correct position to get off a good throw. Take a short hop to close the shoulders and hips on your glove side, and then move through the ball as you throw overhand with a cross-seam grip.

Illustration by Wiley, Composition Services Graphics

Figure 11-2: Catching the fly ball.

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