09-22-2009, 09:40 AM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->eh, i just don't see that many first to third throws. i'm not saying it doesn't happen, just not as much as you think. to me, if a player can hit, you'll find a place for him, be it in right or left or whatever.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's not just first to third throws. It's essentially EVERY hit to right field, the right fielder is at a huge disadvantage to the left fielder. A mishandled grounder becomes a triple. A misplayed flyball becomes a triple. Any hit with men on base, the RF has to throw to the farthest base away. The left fielder is always throwing either to second or third, which is the closest base to them. Just as a second baseman can play a ball off his chest, and still have time to throw a guy out at first, whereas a shortstop can't, any mistake by a RF has a much bigger chance of hurting you, as the runner can get to third much more easily.
It's not just first to third throws. It's essentially EVERY hit to right field, the right fielder is at a huge disadvantage to the left fielder. A mishandled grounder becomes a triple. A misplayed flyball becomes a triple. Any hit with men on base, the RF has to throw to the farthest base away. The left fielder is always throwing either to second or third, which is the closest base to them. Just as a second baseman can play a ball off his chest, and still have time to throw a guy out at first, whereas a shortstop can't, any mistake by a RF has a much bigger chance of hurting you, as the runner can get to third much more easily.
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