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re: First baseman had wrong foot on the bag restricting his ability to stretch for the throw
Posted on 5/11/24 at 3:02 pm to tigersbb
Posted on 5/11/24 at 3:02 pm to tigersbb
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You just made my point. Had he set up with his right foot on the bag he would have been able to stretch and catch the ball inside the field of play before it ever reached the foul line.
That doesn’t make what Jones did incorrect though. It’s fundamental baseball to setup the exact way Jones was. Opens up a major window for Milazzo to deliver.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 4:44 pm to vidtiger23
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That doesn’t make what Jones did incorrect though. It’s fundamental baseball to setup the exact way Jones was. Opens up a major window for Milazzo to deliver.
I disagree. It limited his flexibility and reduced his stretch radius. He was frozen when the throw went off target as he could not stretch to make the catch inside the field of play and would have to dive into the runner to try to make the catch in foul territory. The ball appears to be within range of being caught with a stretch move. Even if not it was certainly within range of being caught by jumping toward home plate inside the field of play. His positioning froze him into only being able to catch a good throw right at the bag. Milazzo made a bad throw but it was still a salvageable play.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 5:08 pm to vidtiger23
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That doesn’t make what Jones did incorrect though. It’s fundamental baseball to setup the exact way Jones was. Opens up a major window for Milazzo to deliver.
Best case scenario that may be good in theory and if Milazzo executes then its all a moot point. However, once Milazzo failed to take advantage of that precious window some of you hold on to for dear life Jones became at a clear disadvantage and was frozen in his position.
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