II fear that you are overlooking the correct answer on the question as to
why the pitcher bends forward, sometimes, to read the signal from the
catcher. Baseball like most sports is highly idiosyncratic. If a particular
attitude, motion, manner of spitting, etc looks neat to the viewer it is
readily adopted by others. Every youngster I knew or coached who watched
major league pitchers put a hand on the knee, leaned forward with the ball
behind the back and read the signs from the catcher. Once seen nearly every
young feller has adopted the same procedure. In modern parlance, such
behavior was cool. Note, however, some pitchers stand tall with ball in
glove and glove about chin level. Not all are cool, thank goodness.
Too much of a good thing is wonderful!
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I always use the same argument on golfers (I play tennis).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Clark" <sclarkphd@mindspring.com>
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Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Baseball
> Clearly golf is worse -
>
> In golf you hit a little white ball and then chase it, only to hit it
> again.
>
> In baseball you hit a little white ball and somebody else chases it.
>
> Steve Clark