Watching “Plays of the Week” on the MLB channel is an excellent focus on the higher skills set. The game appears so routine until you see a guy making a catch or throwing someone out in the blink of an eye after a hard, diving catch. The accuracy of an outfielder throwing the ball on a line 280 feet or so to the catcher is a feat.
Right, the rare play that actually looks spectacular is not the norm, even though the ones that look routine are also incredibly difficult at times. Then there’s the thing about say a fielder that rarely attempts spectacular diving plays simply because he gets such a good read off the bat and takes good routes and has range. But the one that is diving all over the place gets heralded only because he has to dive for balls all of the time.
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