Catchers Helping You Get Better

[Zita Carno]

This catcher is an unadulterated lazybones who probably would rather sit in an easy chair and read a book than call pitches. As for his failure to call for a changeup when you want to throw one---here's what an old St. Louis Cardinals pitcher named Howie Pollet used to do. When conducting a pregame meeting with his infielders he would set up the defense and tell them what he would throw---and where. You might do the same thing: if your catcher is too lazy to go out to the mound, you just signal to him what you're going to throw (an excellent move when there's a runner on second base). And if he doesn't like it, you tell your manager or coach that you will NOT pitch if this guy is going to catch you.
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