https://coachesinsider.com/baseball/what-pitchers-must-avoid-while-holding-runners-with-jerry-weinstein-colorado-rockies/ Helping coaches learn, prepare, and excel Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:33:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://coachesinsider.com/baseball/what-pitchers-must-avoid-while-holding-runners-with-jerry-weinstein-colorado-rockies/#comment-5841 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:10:12 +0000 https://coachesinsider.com/?p=73831#comment-5841 The easiest, quickest and the only accurately consistent way to read all right handed pitchers is to read the pitchers heels. Once the pitcher lifts his front heel, he is going to the plate. The very instant you see any lift from the front heel (once he is set) – steal. He’s going home.
If the pitcher lifts his back heel first, he is coming over to 1st (or stepping off). return to the bag.
Best way to remember:
Front/ forward heel raises first – base runner moves forward – steal.
Back heel raises first- back (to the bag).
It’s quicker and the base runner doesn’t have to worry about all the other things a pitcher is doing. It’s the only thing that remains constant to all pitchers. You don’t even have to worry about any potential tempo variations. It’s very quick and base runners can get a very fast jump to steal or back to the bag. They only have to read one thing – the pitchers heels.

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