Friday, May 2, 2008

Better to be "loud and wrong" then "right and quiet"

In baseball, you need conviction! You can't hope your right and quietly go about playing the game. You assume your right and let everyone know.

Here is what I'm specifically talking about.

THE CATCHER.

When the ball is bunted and the catcher has a base to call out, he needs to be assertive and let everyone know where the balll needs to go. He can't hedge and hope the decision he made is the right one. He needs to yell for all to hear and know it is the right call. And if he's wrong? Who cares. His teammates need a decision made and they need it made with conviction. Time is of the essence.

Also, ball hit to the outfield and the cutoff man is in line for the cutoff. Catcher needs to make a decision early. He needs to yell "let it go" "cut 2" "cut hold". Any of these things the catcher can yell but he needs to be loud and assertive. It is absolutely critical that the catcher give his teammates an opportunity to make a play. Too many times the catcher stays quiet and waits too long because he isn't sure if he's exactly right. he doesn't have that luxury.

The catcher needs to be decisive and he needs to make a decision in a loud voice.

And if he can't make a decision with absolute certainty early enough? It's better to be "loud and wrong than right and quiet."

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