Catching Clips

[StraightGrain11]

Does anybody have any clips of catcher's throwing runners out? Any base, any pitch location.
I know siggy had some...:dismay:

Thanks

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

If you go to a players profile on MLB.com (just to to the team's roster page and click on the player), there are clips on the right hand side. Often for catchers they have some clips of them throwing out runners.

Edit: Here's a great one: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/med...00804282606585. There are plenty more if you just search "throw out" or something like that on the MLB.com video player.

Here's Jose Molina: http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/media...00805062650898 (not exactly the technique you wanna teach a youngster though... haha.)

[StraightGrain11]

Thanks.

Yea, I go through those archives ALL the time. I was just wondering if somebody had something "isolated" that I could download, and just watch over and over again.

[Go Cardinals]

Here's Jose Molina: http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/media...00805062650898 (not exactly the technique you wanna teach a youngster though... haha.)

Yadi's was better

You know where yadi's is in the mlb archives?

[Richmond Hill Phoenix]

Just go to the Cards website, then roster, then Yadi. There's a few of his clips in there.

Edit: Link to Y. Molina: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/tea...ayer_id=425877

[cubsphill]

[StraightGrain11]

AWESOME!!! Thank you. Just what I was looking for!

[cubsphill]

i was cleaning up some stuff on my computer, saw that video and remembered someone wanted the clips so i made gifs out of them. plus, im a catcher as well and its good for me to look at those.

[StraightGrain11]

i was cleaning up some stuff on my computer, saw that video and remembered someone wanted the clips so i made gifs out of them. plus, im a catcher as well and its good for me to look at those.

Thanks for remembering, I really appreciate it!

[randy]

would this be the footwork to teach a younger kid, or does he need to be more straight ahead towards second? Both of mine have begun to catch some. Thanks.

[Catchingcoach]

would this be the footwork to teach a younger kid, or does he need to be more straight ahead towards second? Both of mine have begun to catch some. Thanks.

This is what we teach to all of our students both male and female. You do not want them moving "straight ahead" as it will almost always cause a young player to throw with too much arm, and not enough hips.

The right foot moves across towards the left, should touch down half way between where the two feet were originally. The left foot drives forward to touch down directly in front of right foot helping to close off the front side.

Too many young players use the "double twisting, triple crow-hop" technique of throwing to 2nd. They end up releasing the ball 2-3ft on the pitchers side of home.

Have them use mechanics like this and let them know it's ok if the ball does not get all the way to 2nd in the air.

[Chris O'Leary]

would this be the footwork to teach a younger kid, or does he need to be more straight ahead towards second?

What do you mean by straight ahead?

Catchers, like all baseball players, need to get sideways to the target before throwing because this allows them to throw with their entire bodies and not just their arms.