We've had several golfers in various countries where baseball isn't played, ask the obvious question:
Surge, I've never seen a baseball game. So where is the catcher's mitt (as in in the catcher's mitt and up the tree)?
I really had to think about that.
Was there another sport like baseball then I thought of cricket.
Like those of you who have never seen a baseball game, I will admit right now, I have never watched a cricket match. So I called around to find out if there were any similarities.
The answer, always, was 'yes and no.'
Then I talked to someone who plays cricket and golf and enjoys baseball! So here goes my interpretation of what I gathered from our conversation.
And PLEASE cricket fans, forgive me if my terms aren't exactly right.
The catcher in cricket is the wicket-keeper.
He's behind the batsman.
In baseball, there is a tight 'strike zone,' which means the catcher's mitt doesn't move much. It's a much different story in cricket, I understand. However, if the keeper were to stand up (move up), in a crouched position to the left of the wicket, and hold his gloves just above his belt buckle to catch a bowled (pitched) ball, that's where the catcher's mitt would be.
So, for those who don't know baseball, but definitely know (better than I do) cricket, when the wicket-keeper has 'stood up' to the batsman and is just left of the wicket, it's 'in the wicket-keepers gloves and up the tree.'
And while we're talking baseball, did you know some of the best home run kings — like Ken Griffey Jr., for example — did not take big turn “strong arm” swings?
Nope.
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