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What is wrong with South Carolina's catcher?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:02 pm
Might be Germans but why can't he throw back to the pitcher without this horrible hitch?
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Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:12 pm to ReauxlTide222
it is germans but its ok to bring it back up. throw the fricking ball back already griner or whatever your name is.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:17 pm to bbap
Has to be Tourette's huh? I don't mean to make fun of him but damn.....just throw it. What happens when guys steal?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:17 pm to ReauxlTide222
U want the pitcher to pitch from 2nd base?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:18 pm to ReauxlTide222
He has the aids in the shoulder ?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:19 pm to ReauxlTide222
He's got Tourette's, Lou Gehrig's disease and I think Multiple Scelrosis all in one I think. That's a liability for a catcher.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:20 pm to ReauxlTide222
Maybe he should memorize Fredericks of Hollywoods Catalogs.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:20 pm to ReauxlTide222
It's something about him being inaccurate if he throws it too quickly when he's in the stance. Weird and bothersome though. 
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:22 pm to 2014cock
Lob it back. It's not hard.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:23 pm to ReauxlTide222
Fwiw, I'm at the game, right where he's near. He nods Everytime, he's communicating with the pitcher.
Other than that, I haven't a clue.
Other than that, I haven't a clue.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:25 pm to CNB
throwing disability
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:25 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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He's got Tourette's, Lou Gehrig's disease and I think Multiple Scelrosis all in one
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:33 pm to ReauxlTide222
Jarrod Saltalamacchia had the same issues when he was with the Rangers. They sent him back down to the minors to get it worked out. He would occasionally have "relapses". He's with Boston now, and he'll still occasionally just throw it away, he really has to take his time.
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This post was edited on 4/7/12 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:35 pm to CNB
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he's communicating with the pitcher
Sneaky bastard! Thanks for the laughs guys, good luck to both teams
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:37 pm to CNB
Tell him to join TD!
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:42 pm to memphisplaya
South Carolina's clutch hitting is laughable.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:44 pm to ReauxlTide222
Our catcher in high school had a problem with something like this. For a while, he would throw the ball into the grass in front of the pitcher. Never did figure out why. Could burn people at 2nd, but couldn't get it back to the pitcher.
The "itis" is a weird thing.
The "itis" is a weird thing.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:47 pm to CNB
My theory is at some point before his collegiate career his threw it too quickly and dinged the hell out of one his pitchers. Maybe seriously hurt someone and it haunts him forever so now he has to hesitate.
This post was edited on 4/7/12 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:57 pm to theGarnetWay
Damn, that's like a baseball equivalent to Charles Barkley's golf swing.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 9:04 pm to ReauxlTide222
It's called the "Yips". It's a mental block that some catchers get after they've played the position for so long. Throwing back to the pitcher is a common routine but if one thinks about it for too long it gets into the head and forces him to throw the ball short or throw it away.
Serious problem and it's sad because it can ruin a career.
Serious problem and it's sad because it can ruin a career.
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