Catcher Throws To Second With No One Stealing...Why?

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@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

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@JohnHenry1331 Год назад

He pressed triangle instead of pressing circle. Happens time to time

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Happens all the time for me 😂

@BachBeethovenBerg Год назад

I legit thought this was an MLB The Show video from the title and the thumbnail. MLB The Show graphics have gotten good enough that it can be tough to tell the difference between it and real life at quick glance sometimes.

@filmaker256 Год назад

the catcher tried to throw from the ground like his arm was that good lol

@budbinner1381 Год назад

😂

@dominicgervasio2548 Год назад

Epic 😂

@Rich-od8bs Год назад

I like these little breakdowns on unusual plays and even just basic fundamentals. 👍

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Thanks Rich!

@neubauerjoseph Год назад

@@AntonelliBaseball and I really enjoyed your story about your time in the MLB and MilB, its not easy even if you are very good. Thank you

@patdry Год назад

One of the things I miss most from playing baseball was all the little mind games like this between the teams, made the game so much more fun and dynamic. This was a really cool breakdown, Matt thanks.

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Couldn't agree more! Thanks!

@alexvdubb Год назад

It's a physical form of chess. Gotta love it!

@RichardLewisCaldwell Год назад

Yes, that was fun. I had a bit of a semi-hidden advantage that I tormented pitchers with: my wingspan is four inches wider than my height (normally they're equal), so I'd lead off "too far" and taunt.

@MH-Tesla Год назад

Spot on! You nailed every point. Not that I'm surprised, but it's just so satisfying when someone gets 100%.

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Thanks!!

@benhaney9629 Год назад

This is one of those plays that gets less and less effective the higher up in baseball quality you get. Like a lot of plays. It’s like I’m Little League we worked on first and and third plays every week. By high school maybe we had a first and third play or two that we practiced once or twice. By the MLB it’s pretty much non existent.

@justie1220 Год назад

These breakdowns are absolutely wonderful! I really appreciate the fact that as a former MLB player, your knowledge of what’s going on is greater than the average person and the fact that you’re willing to share that knowledge with us is a testament to you!

@nacoran Год назад

Just be mindful of a snap throw to first. I can think of a long line of catchers- Yadier Molina, Sandy Alomar Jr., Benito Santiago, Pudge... who could seriously put the hurt on you if you don't get back to first, and if the ball doesn't get out of the infield on contact taking a second to stop your run can make you slower to second than if you'd gone on contact. It's all about doing it just enough to keep them honest.

@wimpymcsteel4458 Год назад

Exactly. with the runner focused on getting back to first, he also probably loses the ability to stretch a base hit, should it happen. At the major league level, this play probably has more drawbacks then benefits, which is why you rarely see it.

@zyglo9826 Год назад

Back in the 60’s Earl Battey of the Twins had a strong throwing arm and a lightning fast release from the crouch. He loved to fire the ball to first to keep the runner from getting too bold. Even to third if there was a runner there. More than a few runners took the walk of shame back to the dugout, victimized by Battey’s arm.

@PeterTea Год назад

Lol. A fake steal that resulted in stealing second.

@russrandolph Год назад

"Why would you run this?" As the ball is sailing in to center field and the runner is coasting in to second. Does it really need to be asked? 😆 Jokes aside, anything to get the ball in play or extra throws often pays off. Great break down. Tjanks for the content.

@clarkeugene5727 Год назад

Yep, extra throws do sometimes pay off and there is no risk to the offense.

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Thanks!

@jt-music-media Год назад

It's a real privilege having these on youtube. thanks Mr. Baseball! xD

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Thanks you and glad you liked it!

@robapple78 Год назад

Great small ball tool (just don’t get picked off 😂). It certainly makes a world of difference with a lefty batting. I hope to see more of this with the pitch clock adding an extra element of pressure.

@pedro3131 Год назад

So here's a question. With the new rules (re: the pitch clock) is there anything saying the catcher has to throw it back to the pitcher. Could the catcher throw it around the horn or something to buy the pitcher another few seconds to regain his composure? A lot of our (Phillies) pitchers seem to be unraveling when they give up a couple hits and can't do the usual walk around the mound, take a few deep breath thing they used to be able to do.

@Blt-rr2lm Год назад

But the short stop did cover the bag. The throw was way three feet off line. He would have had to dive even if he was closer to the bag.

@goofe.washington953 Год назад

Fabulous example of small ball. This was an excellent video.

@landen3578 Год назад

It would be nice if San Diego Studio recruited Matt to teach them how they can make MLB The Show not only look but play as real as possible.

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

I agree!

@StevesRealWorld Год назад

Really nice breakdown - Thank you

@Mitten4371 6 месяцев назад

When I was pitching in travel baseball our coaches would drill us with plays like this and that's why as a pitcher it's important to pay attention to the runners on base paths. Because your actually taught as a pitcher to lull the base runners and get them thinking that the pitcher forgot about them. But also before this play ever begins the pitcher,catcher and the middle infield gets together to know whose covering second base in which in this case shortstop is covering. But that's why the entire infield has to be yelling He's Going or Runner in case that the runner is going

@pintsizepregame9427 Год назад

Hey Antonella love your mlbtheshow23 content! What a weird play.

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Thanks!

@LEV1ATHYN Год назад

Don't try that stuff on Yaddy, he'd zip that down the line before you know what hit you.

@ChiefKillaCue Год назад

Matt I appreciate the video! Definitely not a typical play! Keep the breakdowns coming please

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

You got it!

@steveisgood2go Год назад

Excellent video!

@23ofSeptember Год назад

I used to play first base and my team had a catcher that would always gun the ball to first with a runner on, not to get the runner, but just because he thought I wasn't paying attention and he was trying to get me to miss the ball.

@mkwy8782 Год назад

You played on a team that was not well-coached.

@rmp5s Год назад

I was watching this...gave me a good chuckle. lol

@tu6202 Год назад

Matt, great breakdown. This is an example of why baseball is so interesting. There is so much strategy involved and you have to understand the game at so many levels. The people who say baseball is boring just don't know.

@JamesBoddie Год назад

Baseball: a mental game.

@therealmattseal Год назад

Great breakdown, used to do this in highschool and travel ball as well, but we only did it against teams with weak catchers. Let's remember that Contreras is not the best defensive catcher. I wonder if that had to do with why Arizona did this.

@clarkeugene5727 Год назад

I wonder if this particular play is used rarely, does the runner get the call from the 3rd base coach or from the 1st base coach. How about the batter, how does he get informed?

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Usually a sign from 3B coach

@woodencoasterfan Год назад

I love the gamesmanship being played in baseball and why it is more like a game of chess with all the moves, countermoves, and all out fakery.

@christopherbyrnes2718 Год назад

Matt, fantastic videos of late with the breakdowns, lookd forward every day to these teaching points to use with my team, very impactful, please keep it up. Big time thanks

@therealyousef Год назад

Also good way to test the catcher’s arm especially early in the game

@mkwy8782 Год назад

@@strange-universe Only outside the MLB.

@bucknuts8824 Год назад

My high school coach used to run this routinely, and also the fake bunt with runner on 2nd. 3rd basemen would charge everytime, no one cover 3rd base-easy stolen base for guy on 2nd.

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

I like that too! Almost ran it today

@mkwy8782 Год назад

Bad players/bad coaching. Any SS knows to cover in that situation.

@DumbTiger Год назад

Literally me on MLB the show all the time

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Me too! 😂

@twain3074 Год назад

Dave McKay may be the best 1st base coach around today. He's got the Diamondbacks really clicking regarding base running and stealing, and the speed on this years team lends itself to his game plan.

@willm3027 Год назад

I hope you’re finally making some money out of this.

@lonnyyoung4285 Год назад

I loved messing with pitchers. They knew I had enough speed to steal the base if I wanted to, so I would mess with them when they were looking at me. I like to believe that it affected their delivery home, which could help the hitter. If nothing else, I had fun doing it.

@seanpop2886 Год назад

Another thing it does is brings in the center fielder to backup on the play. In high school, it was a great distraction for the pitcher.

@element720 Год назад

To be fair, had the throw been on target, this would be a non-video

@basketball9013 Год назад

Maybe. You could keep the same title. And his question of "why run this play?" would have been more intriguing because there wasn't an obvious reason that had just happened.

@angc214 Год назад

Even If it were a real steal attempt, that was a horrible throw. Probably goes into CF anyway.

@rumblehat4357 Год назад

Yes, terrible throw. Maybe not too horrible if a righty batter was up and second was covering, but easy steal with that set up and that throw.

@STCPUPPETWORKS Год назад

So cool!

@ticnatz Год назад

This is the type of play that defines baseball as an intellectual sport.

@gungadin164 11 месяцев назад

When my dude says, "... bobble the ball and the ball falls" at 4:02, he sounds suddenly like a really cool auctioneer.

@Greygon313 Год назад

Good breakdown. I had a high school baseball coach that would periodically go over different types of steals and plays for base running. We always competed for titles and he instilled in me a love for the game and understanding the rules and how to use them.

@JackSchitt-p9t Год назад

What if the catcher anticipates the fake steal and throws behind the runner to first base? Does the left-handed batter get called for interference if he's in that throwing lane?

@letsgobrandoniagree6803 Год назад

Not if he is in the box, I think

@junito1008 Год назад

All that explanation is fine BUT at the end of the day, the catcher is not supposed to throw is nobody is covering the base !!

@mkwy8782 Год назад

That is not how it works. It is/was a communication issue.

@toms382 Год назад

Do you fake steal other bases or just second? If so why? I could see of benefits you laid out for the fake steal of second not being there for third.

@sdhsfbrules Год назад

Baseball strategy is great!

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

I agree!

@landen3578 Год назад

Matt the baseball professor

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

🤓

@royarl Год назад

TIL at baseball games I need to periodically yell "RUNNER!" very loud during a pitch. 😁😁😁

@deborahd.7281 Год назад

If the throw was closer to second base, then the shortstop might have been able to get it.

@joeyweinstock2272 Год назад

Me predicting a steal on mlb the show

@superduty4556 Год назад

He heard some scouts were there and he wanted to show the cannon.

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

Could be 😂

@travisstillson4388 Год назад

Hey Matt, Did you ever play in the Cape Cod League? If so; Did you ever meet Stan Meek?

@cj6814 Год назад

Yadier Molina would have thrown to first and caught the runner in a rundown for playing games 😅

@heystarfish100 Год назад

You can break this down by reviewing post video but a whole lot of things have to go right to pull this off and coaching youth on what to do is going to be tough. It would be valuable to see how to prepare the players.

@timisaac8121 2 месяца назад

If I keep watching your vids, will I become a coach? One day just wake up the hat and glasses are on my head!??? Thanks again for hugely informative and entertertaining presentation.

@davidbohn8955 Год назад

Thanks Coach Matt! I've got coaching for my 8 year old's team starting up in a month and I'll definitely be using this type of action to create chaos on the youth field :)

@Zerpersande Год назад

I don’t watch baseball. But interesting stuff does happen. This was one of those cases. And your explanation was extremely interesting. Actually done.

@AlicePearlJam Год назад

One of those plays that is rarely seen today. I remember when the runner on 1st bluffing was commonplace.

@holmj12 Год назад

I was born in 94 and had never seen this before. I only played in somewhat competitive (but still low quality) little league. I've never seen it in a pro game watching the Twins growing up (granted maybe watched 20 games a season). Is your memory going before 1994 when bluffing stealing second was commonplace?

@Arientis Год назад

Wild Will, did you come to the park with your pants on your head?😂

@lennychorn147 Год назад

Who gets the error, the throw or the failed fielding?

@mkwy8782 Год назад

100% the throw.

@danielcastiglione5328 Год назад

Two things. 1. If a runner doesn’t get a good jump, automatic fake steal. Another reason to do it. 2. Really do not like the one knee catchers are doing on base now. That was a horrible throw. If he throws it to the bag, there is a way better chance the SS can catch the ball.

@davej3781 10 месяцев назад

as an umpire, I will confirm that the borderline pitch being caught with a runner going is indeed less likely to be called a strike. yes, I track it all the way same as any other pitch, but if the catcher is catching it on the move with an immediate transfer and throw, I'm just not going to get as good a look.

@arthurmabeejr8752 Год назад

I agree with some good interpretation to why this happened, however what was left out of the equation is the catcher did make his throw to far to his right, most throws are usually targeted over 2nd base, 6 inches to his right is even a good throw, but to throw the ball almost 18" inches off to the right of 2nd base is and should be charged to the catcher as an error. I've zoomed into 2nd base and froze it 1 frame at a time, from what I see: it's a error because the throw was not close enough for the shortstop or 2nd baseman to cover the throw?

@jongjongya4145 Год назад

While listening I kept thinking you were talking about the catcher and the defensive team "running the play".

@singledad1313 Год назад

These fake steals might become more numerous now that MLB has limited the number of pick off moves allowed per at bat.

@shoreramp6858 Год назад

All runners should be putting pressure on the defense all the time. Not seen as much at the pro levels because the pro defense tends to be able to still make the plays> I think its just laziness on the part of the runners not to be threatening to go on every pitch.

@danutebahena179 Год назад

If the catcher had made a better throw, the ball wouldn't have gone to center field.

@rumblehat4357 Год назад

Yes, terrible throw, especially with a lefty batter up. Might not have been that bad had second base covered with a righty batter.

@danielmallory4687 Год назад

The wording with why legit had me thinking is there a senerio where we want the ball in center field alone then laughed at myself

@kranzandstern Год назад

More evidence that Baseball is a thinking man's game. It is so much more than trying to hit a ball.

@justinherbert9146 Год назад

You cannot possibly get a worse throw to second bas by a catcher - is he even a major leaguer?

@Harryjay6 Год назад

I like taking away the catcher's opportunity to frame the pitch.

@markwoten6679 Год назад

Be like Johnny bench and throw from the seat of his pant to second base to throw out runner.

@jamie2118 Год назад

That's amazing! Too bad I can't do this in my softball games as stealing isn't allowed...

@mkwy8782 Год назад

Stealing isn't allowed??? Mindless slow-pitch???

@benhaney9629 Год назад

Ivan Rodriguez used to punish teams who tried this sort of shit on him by rifling the ball to first base immediately… And punished shifty screw with your mind type base runners in general. That guy just had a amazing catcher instincts.

@wimpymcsteel4458 Год назад

Which is probably one reason you do not see this at the major league level. It can create more problems than it solves.

@detroittigersandotherbaseb7220 11 месяцев назад

What if the batter or a fan yells Runner

@johnstewart2143 Год назад

Baseball is so much better than the modern "three true outcome" boring nonsense.

@spankduncan1114 Год назад

Bad throw...had it been on the bag, short stop would handle it.

@spooge33 Год назад

My thought is that if the throw was on the bag, there's no conversation.

@AllanKobelansky 5 месяцев назад

Your “inside baseball” talk is fascinating.

@sammaier4485 Год назад

Runner juked and the catcher couldn't see because of the batter

@jameshudson169 Год назад

alexander used the same tactic at the hybapsis river in india.

@seasonsintheson Год назад

Great explanation! Subscribing.

@a.castillo2190 Год назад

Really cool beautiful for my snakes stealing a stolen base 👍

@truckermikemct1 Год назад

Could be an easy pickoff if the catcher has a clear path to first.

@hordboy Год назад

Pitcher was caught by surprise and about took a ball to the noggin. 😂

@AntonelliBaseball Год назад

It was close!

@LAURABOHDAN Год назад

Sometimes they yell oatmeal it’s to spoon everyone.

@letsgobrandoniagree6803 Год назад

Maybe because the catcher can’t see because of a lefty

@davelew86 Год назад

The runner stopped halfway

@daviddecelles8714 Год назад

A complete analysis would have pointed out the shortstop's mistake. Under the circunstances set out in the video, the shortstop should always follow through with running to cover the bag because of the chance that the catcher may throw through.

@mkwy8782 Год назад

No.

@ribbonsofnight Год назад

given the shortstop would have covered an accurate throw I don't see how he's at fault here.

@tonygristina4860 Год назад

Lazy shortstop. Gave up on the play.

@d.e.7467 Год назад

As a center fielder, I kept my head in the game by anticipating the angle from which the ball might be thrown from and started moving to back up 2nd base. Of course, the thrower was more often the catcher. I never saw this play, but I did throw out a runner that stole 2nd and headed for 3rd because the ball went past the infielders. I was throwing by the time he was just over 1/2 way to 3rd. He was tagged while still running. I developed the strategy because I didn't get a lot of practice (summer job), and I was nervous about errors. I'm trying to forget those. 🤨So, moving around kept me calmer. At the same time, it could be boring and too quiet way out there. 😴

@bobfratto149 Год назад

Fake is also great for setting up the delay. As you pointed they get tired of yelling runner. Other benefits pointed out creating holes for hitters, and stealing strikes from antsy catchers who pop up early.

@bean3774 Год назад

I ACTUALLY thought this was The Show on PS5 off the thumbnail😂

@indyrevoly3060 Год назад

wow that was a great explanation

@wompa70 Год назад

I think we'll see this more with the pitch clock. Less time to make decisions means more chances for mistakes. The worst thing that could happen for the offense doing this is getting a strike.