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MikeT23
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Being LH impedes your ability to play 2nd.
You don't need a baseball team to film your silliness. Have your mom do it in the backyard. Use a trashcan lid as 2nd. Just run to it with the ball in your glove, touch it and fling the ball in the general direction of what would be firstbase.
11/10/2007 9:06 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By MikeT23 on 11/10/2007
Being LH impedes your ability to play 2nd.
You don't need a baseball team to film your silliness. Have your mom do it in the backyard. Use a trashcan lid as 2nd. Just run to it with the ball in your glove, touch it and fling the ball in the general direction of what would be firstbase.
You do realize that the whole advantage comes from the transfer motion of taking the throw for SS/3B, right? Therefore this would be pointless...

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11/10/2007 9:29 AM
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Fair enough. You can let your mom play SS while a neighbor films it.
11/10/2007 10:28 AM
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15 years old?
Well that makes things a little more clear.
He seems like that kid from middle school that lies about stupid **** to seem cool and when he gets caught in a lie, just keeps on lying to try to cover up.
11/10/2007 10:32 AM
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11/10/2007 11:33 AM
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15 explains a lot all right.
11/10/2007 12:50 PM
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May I assume you DO NOT play on the high school J.V, or Varsity team? Also the last organized game was a teener league or little league game?
11/10/2007 12:57 PM
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When I played ball pretty competitively, we went down to Boston where there was some future prospects little gathering/all-star games and such. Anyway we were watching a game and one of the teams had a y playing shortstop and he was incredible. Amazing range and any shortcoming he had at the position by being -handed he made up with an absolute cannon for an arm.

We asked plenty of questions in the stands to see who this y was. Found out that people said he had all the stuff in the world to make it to the bigs as a pitcher or could go as an outfielders if he wanted to. Some people even said he could make it as a shortstop but it'd be hard for a big club to even let him try and he just pretty mcuh played there for fun when he wasn't pitching. Guys name was Rick Ankiel.
11/10/2007 1:23 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By moosep on 11/10/2007May I assume you DO NOT play on the high school J.V, or Varsity team? Also the last organized game was a teener league or little league game
Are you familiar with the concept of "challenger leagues?"

11/10/2007 8:12 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By uncleal on 11/10/2007
farley: Well said.
mikeclaw: Wow. You do realize that being blind impedes your ability to play the game whereas being -handed does not. Horrendous analogy.
You're just spouting the usual stereotype about blind people and what they can't do. Just because a blind person has never played quarterback, that doesn't mean one couldn't. They've just grown up being told that, and they accept it. I explained to you how a blind person could play quarterback and make up for his inability to see ... but just because it doesn't make sense to you, you reject it.

I don't understand.

11/10/2007 8:15 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By moosep on 11/10/200715 explains a lot all right
11/10/2007 8:15 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By uncleal on 10/18/2007
Quote: Originally Posted By zbrent716 on 10/18/2007

How about because I'd be interested to hear from other y MI to see if they think it is a disadvantage?
Even though it has been years since I've played 2B (Little League), I will state with confidence that it is actually a slight advantage to be LH (at 2B). Why?
Also explains a lot
11/10/2007 8:16 PM
uncleal
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Quote: Originally Posted By moosep on 11/10/2007May I assume you DO NOT play on the high school J.V, or Varsity team? Also the last organized game was a teener league or little league game
I don't play anymore (not much for the intense running w/ my asthma), but I am varsity statkeeper... and I've seen some pretty bad 2B defense, as well as some good 2B defense. In any case, time is irrelevant. I've done it and I'm telling you how I see it. You can keep up your own beliefs, or accept that someone else has firsthand experience on this subject and may know better than you.

Unless I see something completely idiotic that I have to respond to, my next post will be the video. I'm done talking.
11/10/2007 8:28 PM
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11/10/2007 8:33 PM
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yup. and yup.
11/10/2007 8:41 PM
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