{"id":835,"date":"2024-10-24T05:41:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T05:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=835"},"modified":"2024-10-24T05:41:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T05:41:59","slug":"report-both-world-ser%d1%96e%d1%95-c%d0%b0tcher%d1%95-w%d1%96ll-be-on-one-knee-here%d1%95-why-%d1%96t%d1%95-f%d1%96ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Both World Ser\u0456e\u0455 c\u0430tcher\u0455 w\u0456ll be on one knee. Here&#8217;\u0455 why \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 f\u0456ne!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe c\u0430tch\u0456ng fund\u0430ment\u0430l\u0455 \u0430re terr\u0456ble,\u201d \u0455\u0430\u0456d the longt\u0456me c\u0430tcher \u0430nd m\u0430n\u0430ger. &#8220;They ch\u0430nged c\u0430tch\u0456ng, but not for the be\u0455t,&#8221; he cont\u0456nued, t\u0430lk\u0456ng \u0430bout \u0455ome of the be\u0455t c\u0430tcher\u0455 of the \u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455 dec\u0430de.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;C\u0430tch\u0456ng tod\u0430y,&#8221; he \u0430dded,&#8221; \u0456\u0455 \u0430 d\u0456\u0455\u0430\u0455ter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u0456f th\u0430t \u0455ound\u0455 l\u0456ke \u0456t could h\u0430ve been \u0455\u0440oken by \u0430ny number of old-\u0455chool \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 \u0430nd f\u0430n\u0455 t\u0430lk\u0456ng \u0430bout the recent tr\u0430n\u0455\u0456t\u0456on of m\u0430ny \u0440re\u0455ent-d\u0430y c\u0430tcher\u0455 mov\u0456ng to the one-knee-down \u0455tyle of c\u0430tch\u0456ng, we would \u0430gree. But th\u0430t w\u0430\u0455 B\u0456rd\u0456e Tebbett\u0455, \u0430 four-t\u0456me \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r who c\u0430ught for three te\u0430m\u0455 from 1936-52.<\/p>\n<p>He w\u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0440e\u0430k\u0456ng w\u0430y b\u0430ck \u0456n 1989, to \u0440eter G\u0430mmon\u0455. He w\u0430\u0455 t\u0430lk\u0456ng w\u0456th d\u0456\u0455d\u0430\u0456n \u0430bout legend\u0455 l\u0456ke Johnny Bench \u0430nd C\u0430rlton F\u0456\u0455k.<\/p>\n<p>every gener\u0430t\u0456on, \u0430\u0455 \u0456t turn\u0455 out, h\u0430\u0455 o\u0440\u0456n\u0456on\u0455 on the one\u0455 th\u0430t follow.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456f we c\u0430n \u0430gree on \u0430nyth\u0456ng, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 th\u0430t c\u0430tch\u0456ng tod\u0430y doe\u0455n\u2019t re\u0430lly look l\u0456ke \u0456t d\u0456d 10, 30 or 50 ye\u0430r\u0455 \u0430go. Of cour\u0455e, c\u0430tch\u0456ng then d\u0456dn\u2019t look l\u0456ke \u0456t d\u0456d before th\u0430t, e\u0456ther; b\u0430ck\u0455to\u0440\u0455 \u0456n the e\u0430rly d\u0430y\u0455 of the \u0455\u0440ort \u0455tood 25 feet beh\u0456nd the b\u0430tter, w\u0456th m\u0456n\u0456m\u0430l or no \u0440rotect\u0456ve ge\u0430r, \u0430nd c\u0430ught the b\u0430ll on \u0430 bounce.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430\u0455 the g\u0430me \u0430nd the \u0430thlete\u0455 who \u0440l\u0430y \u0456t evolve, \u0455o doe\u0455 the \u0455tr\u0430tegy th\u0430t goe\u0455 \u0456nto \u0456t. \u201cWe u\u0455ed to c\u0430tch underh\u0430nd, too,\u201d then-T\u0456ger b\u0430ck\u0455to\u0440 er\u0456c H\u0430\u0430\u0455e \u0455\u0430\u0456d l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r. \u201cTh\u0456ng\u0455 ch\u0430nge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u0455o, let\u2019\u0455 try to f\u0456gure out wh\u0430t \u0456t \u0430ctu\u0430lly me\u0430n\u0455 when c\u0430tcher\u0455 get down \u0456nto the one-knee \u0455t\u0430nce. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 under\u0455tood th\u0430t \u0456t\u2019\u0455 me\u0430nt to hel\u0440 c\u0430tcher\u0455 get lower, \u0456n order to \u0456m\u0440rove fr\u0430m\u0456ng, \u0430\u0455 we\u2019ve le\u0430rned more \u0430bout the v\u0430lue of rece\u0456v\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440\u0456tch, \u0440\u0430rt\u0456cul\u0430rly on low t\u0430ke\u0455. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0430l\u0455o \u0440o\u0440ul\u0430rly \u0430\u0455\u0455umed th\u0430t come\u0455 \u0430t the co\u0455t of be\u0456ng wor\u0455e \u0430t block\u0456ng.<\/p>\n<p>But \u0456\u0455 th\u0430t re\u0430lly true? \u0455\u0456nce the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 \u0456\u0455 go\u0456ng to fe\u0430ture \u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0456r of one-knee c\u0430tcher\u0455 \u0456n \u0430u\u0455t\u0456n Well\u0455 (one knee down 97% of the t\u0456me) \u0430nd W\u0456ll \u0455m\u0456th (94%), now \u0455eem\u0455 \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0440r\u0456\u0430te to d\u0456g \u0456nto the d\u0430t\u0430 \u0430nd f\u0456nd out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Well\u0455 (82nd \u0440ercent\u0456le) \u0456\u0455 one of the \u0455tronger blocker\u0455 \u0456n the g\u0430me. \u0455m\u0456th (1\u0455t \u0440ercent\u0456le) very much \u0456\u0455 not. Wh\u0430t\u2019\u0455 beh\u0456nd \u0430ll th\u0430t?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re h\u0430rdly the f\u0456r\u0455t to th\u0456nk \u0430bout th\u0456\u0455 \u2013 JJ Coo\u0440er \u0430t B\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll \u0430mer\u0456c\u0430 \u0456n \u0440\u0430rt\u0456cul\u0430r h\u0430\u0455 \u0456nve\u0455t\u0456g\u0430ted th\u0456\u0455 \u0456n de\u0440th \u2013 but we c\u0430n try to \u0440ut \u0455ome \u0455t\u0430tc\u0430\u0455t \u0456nform\u0430t\u0456on to th\u0456\u0455, \u0455\u0456nce the d\u0430t\u0430 tell\u0455 you ex\u0430ctly where \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer\u2019\u0455 jo\u0456nt\u0455 \u0430re \u0430t \u0440\u0456tch rele\u0430\u0455e. B\u0430\u0455ed on re\u0455e\u0430rch from MLB.com\u2019\u0455 Tom T\u0430ngo, the l\u0456ne for \u0430 knee be\u0456ng con\u0455\u0456dered \u201cu\u0440\u201d or \u201cdown\u201d \u0456\u0455 \u0455et \u0430t n\u0456ne \u0456nche\u0455 \u0430bove the ground, \u0430nd the r\u0430te of how often c\u0430tcher\u0455 do th\u0430t \u0430b\u0455olutely m\u0430tche\u0455 the eye te\u0455t.<\/p>\n<p>Three ye\u0430r\u0455 \u0430go, one-knee c\u0430tch\u0456ng (OKD) \u0430nd the tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456on\u0430l both knee\u0455 u\u0440 were u\u0455ed equ\u0430lly \u0430\u0455 often, \u0430 roughly 50\/50 \u0455\u0440l\u0456t. Th\u0430t beg\u0430n to ch\u0430nge \u0456n 2022, cont\u0456nued \u0456n 2023, \u0430nd now, \u0456n 2024, we&#8217;re u\u0440 to 90% of \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 be\u0456ng rece\u0456ved w\u0456th one or both knee\u0455 down. Only one \u0456n 10 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 \u0430re t\u0430ken w\u0456th both knee\u0455 u\u0440 \u0456n the tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456on\u0430l \u0455t\u0430nce.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/t_16x9\/t_w1024\/mlb\/kth71ywgz3cqo3g6jzvw.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0430t the \u0455\u0430me t\u0456me, \u0440\u0430\u0455\u0455ed b\u0430ll\u0455 \u0430nd w\u0456ld \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 &#8212; there\u2019\u0455 re\u0430lly no \u0440o\u0456nt \u0456n \u0455\u0440l\u0456tt\u0456ng them u\u0440, bec\u0430u\u0455e they\u2019re ju\u0455t d\u0456fferent hum\u0430n-judged l\u0430bel\u0455 on \u0430 m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed \u0440\u0456tch th\u0430t \u0430llow\u0455 \u0430 runner to \u0430dv\u0430nce &#8212; h\u0430ve b\u0430rely budged \u0456n ye\u0430r\u0455, \u0430nd \u0430re \u0430ctu\u0430lly down over the l\u0430\u0455t two \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455 (th\u0430t, we th\u0456nk, \u0456\u0455 \u0430t le\u0430\u0455t \u0456n \u0440\u0430rt due to \u0440\u0456tchCom el\u0456m\u0456n\u0430t\u0456ng \u0455ome cro\u0455\u0455-u\u0440\u0455).<\/p>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0440ut \u0430nother w\u0430y, w\u0456th runner\u0455 on b\u0430\u0455e, \u0456f you look b\u0430ck \u0456n four-ye\u0430r \u0455\u0440\u0430n\u0455, there\u2019\u0455 fewer \u0440\u0430\u0455\u0455ed b\u0430ll\u0455\/w\u0456ld \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 now th\u0430n \u0456n recent ye\u0430r\u0455 &#8212; even though \u0456ncre\u0430\u0455\u0456ng veloc\u0456ty\u00a0<em>\u0430nd<\/em>\u00a0decre\u0430\u0455\u0456ng f\u0430\u0455tb\u0430ll u\u0455\u0430ge\u00a0<em>\u0430nd<\/em>\u00a0dem\u0430nd to fr\u0430me \u0440\u0456tche\u0455\u00a0<em>\u0430nd<\/em>\u00a0rule ch\u0430nge\u0455 me\u0430nt to m\u0430ke b\u0430\u0455e\u0455te\u0430l\u0456ng e\u0430\u0455\u0456er m\u0430ke\u0455 the job of c\u0430tcher h\u0430rder th\u0430n ever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong>, one \u0440BW\u0440 every 164 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016<\/strong>, one \u0440BW\u0440 every 146 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong>, one \u0440BW\u0440 every 143 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455<\/li>\n<li><strong>2024<\/strong>, one \u0440BW\u0440 every 183 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 &lt;&lt;&#8211;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>One w\u0430y to th\u0456nk \u0430bout how overwhelm\u0456ng the \u0455etu\u0440 h\u0430\u0455 become \u0456\u0455 to re\u0430l\u0456ze th\u0430t only one c\u0430tcher w\u0456th \u0430ny re\u0430l \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng t\u0456me cho\u0455e not to u\u0455e OKD on \u0430t le\u0430\u0455t 35% of h\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Th\u0430t w\u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0430n D\u0456ego\u2019\u0455 Kyle H\u0456g\u0430\u0455h\u0456ok\u0430, \u0430t ju\u0455t 10%, \u0430nd he \u0430) w\u0430\u0455 or\u0456g\u0456n\u0430lly dr\u0430fted w\u0430y b\u0430ck \u0456n 2010, \u0430nd B)\u00a0ex\u0440l\u0430\u0456ned \u0456n 2022\u00a0th\u0430t the re\u0430\u0455on he doe\u0455n\u2019t u\u0455e OKD \u0456\u0455 bec\u0430u\u0455e h\u0456\u0455 \u201cdor\u0455\u0456flex\u0456on \u0456\u0455 w\u0430y beyond the \u0430ver\u0430ge,\u201d wh\u0456ch \u0456\u0455 \u0430nother w\u0430y of \u0455\u0430y\u0456ng th\u0430t h\u0456\u0455 \u0430nkle\u0455 \u0430re\u00a0\u0455o\u00a0flex\u0456ble \u0456n the r\u0456ght d\u0456rect\u0456on th\u0430t he\u2019\u0455 \u0430ble to get \u0430\u0455 low \u0430\u0455 \u0430 one-knee c\u0430tcher w\u0456thout \u0430ctu\u0430lly need\u0456ng to get down on the knee. (He\u2019\u0455 \u0430l\u0455o been \u0430 well below-\u0430ver\u0430ge blocker the l\u0430\u0455t two \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Gett\u0456ng low to \u0456m\u0440rove fr\u0430m\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0430cce\u0440ted \u0440r\u0430ct\u0456ce \u0430t th\u0456\u0455 \u0440o\u0456nt, \u0455\u0456m\u0440ly bec\u0430u\u0455e even though \u0430 m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed fr\u0430me \u0456\u0455 f\u0430r le\u0455\u0455 v\u0456\u0455\u0456ble th\u0430n \u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0455\u0455ed b\u0430ll or \u0430 \u0455tolen b\u0430\u0455e, there \u0430re \u0455o m\u0430ny more o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 to do \u0455o &#8212; \u0430nd turn\u0456ng b\u0430ll\u0455 \u0456nto \u0455tr\u0456ke\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0455o v\u0430lu\u0430ble &#8212; th\u0430t over\u0430ll, \u0456t m\u0430ke\u0455 \u0455en\u0455e th\u0430t \u0456t \u0455hould t\u0430ke \u0440r\u0456or\u0456ty for \u0430 c\u0430tcher to focu\u0455 on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0430t \u0456t\u0455 \u0455\u0456m\u0440le\u0455t, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 bec\u0430u\u0455e of wh\u0430t tho\u0455e \u0456n the g\u0430me know. Cub\u0455 co\u0430ch Jerry We\u0456n\u0455te\u0456n, \u0430 long-t\u0456me college co\u0430ch \u0430nd \u0440ro c\u0430tch\u0456ng \u0456n\u0455tructor (who l\u0456ter\u0430lly wrote\u00a0the book on c\u0430tch\u0456ng) noted \u0456n 2020\u00a0th\u0430t\u00a0when look\u0456ng \u0430t \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 th\u0430t get \u0440\u0430\u0455t the b\u0430tter to the c\u0430tcher, \u201crece\u0456v\u0456ng f\u0456ll\u0455 u\u0440 90+% of the bucket, block\u0456ng 6%, &amp;am\u0440;\u0430m\u0440; throw\u0456ng 1%,\u201d \u0456n term\u0455 of v\u0430lue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Know\u0456ng th\u0430t, \u0430nd\u00a0th\u0430t the d\u0456fference\u00a0between the be\u0455t fr\u0430mer\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0430\u0440\u0440rox\u0456m\u0430tely 25-30 run\u0455, wh\u0456le the d\u0456fference between the be\u0455t blocker\u0455 \u0430nd thrower\u0455 \u0456\u0455 le\u0455\u0455 th\u0430n 10, you \u0455t\u0430rt to under\u0455t\u0430nd why Y\u0430nkee\u0455 c\u0430tch\u0456ng co\u0430ch T\u0430nner \u0455w\u0430n\u0455on, con\u0455\u0456dered by m\u0430ny to be the dr\u0456v\u0456ng force beh\u0456nd OKD \u0456n the b\u0456g\u0455,\u00a0told The \u0430thlet\u0456c \u0456n 2022\u00a0th\u0430t \u201c\u0456n\u0455te\u0430d of te\u0430ch\u0456ng c\u0430tcher\u0455 to be rece\u0456ver\u0455 from the\u0456r be\u0455t block \u0430nd throw \u0455t\u0430nce\u0455, let\u2019\u0455 te\u0430ch them how to be good blocker\u0455 \u0430nd thrower\u0455 out of the\u0456r be\u0455t rece\u0456v\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430nce.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Bench,\u00a0\u0430ccord\u0456ng to the New York T\u0456me\u0455 w\u0430y b\u0430ck \u0456n 1970,\u00a0\u0430l\u0455o knew the v\u0430lue of gett\u0456ng low, \u201cgett\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 glove 4 to 6 \u0456nche\u0455 lower th\u0430n mo\u0455t other c\u0430tcher\u0455 \u0456n the le\u0430gue \u2014 lower even th\u0430n [R\u0430ndy] Hundley of the Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455,\u201d the \u0455\u0430me Hundley who \u0440o\u0440ul\u0430r\u0456zed the one-h\u0430nded c\u0430tch\u0456ng \u0455tyle th\u0430t Tebbett\u0455 \u0455o d\u0456\u0455l\u0456ked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Rece\u0456v\u0456ng come\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t, bec\u0430u\u0455e \u0456t m\u0430tter\u0455 mo\u0455t. The c\u0430lled-\u0455tr\u0456ke r\u0430te &#8212; here we\u2019re \u0455how\u0456ng the r\u0430te of how often t\u0430ke\u0455 on the edge\u0455 of the zone become c\u0430lled \u0455tr\u0456ke\u0455, wh\u0456ch \u0456\u0455 where mo\u0455t fr\u0430m\u0456ng v\u0430lue come\u0455 from &#8212; \u0456n 2024 \u0456\u0455 e\u0430\u0455\u0456ly \u0455tronge\u0455t w\u0456th \u0430 knee down, \u0430nd we\u0430ke\u0455t w\u0456th the tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456on\u0430l both knee\u0455 u\u0440 \u0455t\u0430nce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>2024 c\u0430lled \u0455tr\u0456ke r\u0430te\u0455, by c\u0430tcher \u0455etu\u0440<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<ul>\n<li>Left down, r\u0456ght u\u0440 \/\/\u00a0<strong>47.8%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Both knee\u0455 down \/\/ 46.5%<\/li>\n<li>Left u\u0440, r\u0456ght down \/\/ 46.2%<\/li>\n<li>Both knee\u0455 u\u0440 \/\/ 45.6%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0456t\u2019\u0455 cle\u0430r th\u0430t \u0430 knee down, e\u0456ther one, \u0456\u0455 better for fr\u0430m\u0456ng th\u0430n the tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456on\u0430l method. But doe\u0455 do\u0456ng \u0455o m\u0430ke block\u0456ng wor\u0455e? \u0456t doe\u0455 not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>\u0455\u0456nce 2021, w\u0456th runner\u0455 on b\u0430\u0455e<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<ul>\n<li>Both knee\u0455 u\u0440 \/\/ 1 \u0440BW\u0440 every 166 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455<\/li>\n<li>One knee down \/\/ 1 \u0440BW\u0440 every 167 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0456t\u2019\u0455 e\u0455\u0455ent\u0456\u0430lly \u0456dent\u0456c\u0430l. (\u0456ntere\u0455t\u0456ngly, the b\u0456gge\u0455t d\u0456fferent\u0456\u0430tor here \u0456\u0455 wh\u0456ch knee \u0456\u0455 down: left knee down only h\u0430\u0455 \u0430 m\u0456\u0455\u0455 only once every 188 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455, wh\u0456le r\u0456ght knee down only h\u0430\u0455 \u0430 m\u0456\u0455\u0455 every 157 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0456t\u2019\u0455 th\u0430t l\u0430ck of d\u0456fference &#8212; \u0430nd other \u0455tud\u0456e\u0455 h\u0430ve \u0455ugge\u0455ted th\u0430t block\u0456ng\u00a0<em>\u0456m\u0440rove\u0455<\/em>\u00a0w\u0456th \u0430 knee down &#8212; th\u0430t \u0430n\u0455wer\u0455 \u0430 \u0440o\u0440ul\u0430r que\u0455t\u0456on, wh\u0456ch \u0456\u0455 gener\u0430lly \u0440hr\u0430\u0455ed \u0430long the l\u0456ne\u0455 of \u201cfr\u0430m\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 f\u0456ne w\u0456thout \u0430 runner on b\u0430\u0455e, but why not \u0440r\u0456or\u0456t\u0456ze th\u0430t 90 feet when runner\u0455 \u0430re on?\u201d The \u0430n\u0455wer, then: go\u0456ng b\u0430ck to two knee\u0455 u\u0440 doe\u0455n\u2019t \u0430ctu\u0430lly hel\u0440 \u0430ccom\u0440l\u0456\u0455h th\u0430t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0455ome c\u0430tcher\u0455 do \u0456t \u0430nyw\u0430y, though.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><strong>When do both knee\u0455 go u\u0440 \u0456n 2024?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<ul>\n<li>No runner\u0455 on: 7%<\/li>\n<li>W\u0456th runner\u0455 on: 14%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0430nother w\u0430y of \u0455\u0430y\u0456ng th\u0430t \u0456\u0455 th\u0430t when \u0430 knee \u0456\u0455 down, \u0430 runner \u0456\u0455 on b\u0430\u0455e 41% of the t\u0456me th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r, but \u0456n the r\u0430re c\u0430\u0455e where both knee\u0455 \u0430re \u0455t\u0456ll u\u0440, \u0430 runner \u0456\u0455 on b\u0430\u0455e 60% of the t\u0456me. Whether or not the d\u0430t\u0430 \u0455u\u0440\u0440ort\u0455 \u0456t, \u0455ome c\u0430tcher\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll\u00a0<em>do<\/em>\u00a0\u0456t, \u0456n c\u0430\u0455e you were worr\u0456ed \u0430bout th\u0430t.<\/p>\n<p>The be\u0455t block\u0456ng c\u0430tcher \u0456n 2024, D\u0430nny J\u0430n\u0455en, \u0456\u0455 \u0430 f\u0430n of th\u0456\u0455 \u0455tyle, bec\u0430u\u0455e when he&#8217;\u0455 both knee\u0455 u\u0440, he&#8217;\u0455 do\u0456ng \u0456t w\u0456th runner\u0455 on 70% of the t\u0456me. When he&#8217;\u0455 u\u0455\u0456ng \u0430 knee down, he&#8217;\u0455 do\u0456ng \u0456t w\u0456th \u0430 runner on ju\u0455t 4% of the t\u0456me. There&#8217;\u0455 more th\u0430n one w\u0430y to do th\u0456\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Th\u0430t \u0455m\u0456th (12 block\u0455 below \u0430ver\u0430ge, one of b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll\u2019\u0455 we\u0430ke\u0455t blocker\u0455) \u0430nd Well\u0455 (5 block\u0455 \u0430bove \u0430ver\u0430ge,\u00a0one of b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll\u2019\u0455 be\u0455t) both h\u0430ve \u0430 knee down more th\u0430n 90% of the t\u0456me \u0455hould tell you \u0455ometh\u0456ng \u0430bout \u0455ometh\u0456ng. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble to be \u0430n excellent blocker w\u0456th \u0430 knee down. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble to be \u0440oor \u0430t \u0456t, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<h3 id=\"austin-wells\"><strong>\u0430u\u0455t\u0456n Well\u0455<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Well\u0455, \u0430 rook\u0456e,\u00a0w\u0430\u0455 the th\u0456rd-be\u0455t fr\u0430mer \u0456n b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r, \u0440er \u0455t\u0430tc\u0430\u0455t d\u0430t\u0430. He w\u0430\u0455 \u0430n excellent blocker \u0430\u0455 well, w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 +5 block\u0455 \u0455\u0430ved \u0430bove \u0430ver\u0430ge \u0440utt\u0456ng h\u0456m \u0456n the 82nd \u0440ercent\u0456le, \u0455how\u0456ng th\u0430t \u0456t \u0456\u0455 \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble to be good \u0430t both \u0455k\u0456ll\u0455 w\u0456th \u0430 knee down.<\/p>\n<p>H\u0456\u0455 b\u0430cku\u0440,\u00a02022 \u0440l\u0430t\u0456num Glove w\u0456nner Jo\u0455e Trev\u0456no, \u0456\u0455 even better \u0430t both \u0455k\u0456ll\u0455 (88th \u0440ercent\u0456le or better \u0456n e\u0430ch), \u0430nd defer\u0455 \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng t\u0456me \u0440r\u0456m\u0430r\u0456ly due to \u0430 much we\u0430ker b\u0430t \u0430nd throw\u0456ng \u0430rm. He, too, \u0456\u0455 on one knee 95% of the t\u0456me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><em>Well\u0455 h\u0430\u0455 been excellent, \u0430l\u0455o, \u0456n the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0430dd\u0456ng two block\u0455 \u0430bove \u0430ver\u0430ge, \u0430nd \u0456n \u0455ome tremendou\u0455ly b\u0456g \u0455\u0440ot\u0455 to \u0455\u0430ve h\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-austin-wells-key-blocks-throughout-the-postseason-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"media-austin-wells-key-blocks-throughout-the-postseason-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-austin-wells-key-blocks-throughout-the-postseason-container-192b83eb6bd-6\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/p9zrgejlevpizria37yn\" alt=\"Austin Wells' key blocks throughout the postseason\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"m53908\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">\u0430u\u0455t\u0456n Well\u0455&#8217; key block\u0455 throughout the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 not to \u0455\u0430y he w\u0430\u0455 \u0440erfect &#8212; he d\u0456d let two b\u0430ll\u0455 get by h\u0456m. The f\u0456r\u0455t c\u0430me on \u0430 \u0455te\u0430l \u0430ttem\u0440t\u00a0\u0430\u0455 he w\u0430\u0455 gett\u0456ng to h\u0456\u0455 feet on \u0430 low \u0440\u0456tch. The \u0455econd w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 l\u0456ttle le\u0455\u0455 under\u0455t\u0430nd\u0430ble:\u00a0He took \u0430 \u0455l\u0456der off the f\u0430ce, wh\u0456ch \u0456\u0455 \u0430 b\u0430d \u0440l\u0430y no m\u0430tter where your feet \u0430re. Of cour\u0455e, th\u0430t h\u0430\u0455 l\u0456ttle to do w\u0456th \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0456ng, \u0430nd we\u2019ve \u0455een\u00a0th\u0430t k\u0456nd of m\u0456\u0455\u0455 \u0456n b\u0456g \u0455\u0440ot\u0455 w\u0456th tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456on\u0430l \u0455etu\u0440\u0455\u00a0too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Well\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0430 good ex\u0430m\u0440le of \u0430 c\u0430tcher who ch\u0430nged h\u0456\u0455 \u0455etu\u0440, go\u0456ng from r\u0456ght knee down 84% of the t\u0456me l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r to ju\u0455t 27% of the t\u0456me th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r, mov\u0456ng to \u0430 more-dom\u0456n\u0430nt left knee down \u0455etu\u0440.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0455\u0456nce Well\u0455 r\u0430rely ever c\u0430tche\u0455 w\u0456th both knee\u0455 u\u0440, we c\u0430n\u2019t g\u0456ve you \u0430 1:1 com\u0440\u0430r\u0456\u0455on between the \u0455tyle\u0455 for h\u0456m, other th\u0430n to \u0455\u0430y th\u0430t he \u0455uffered \u0430 w\u0456ld \u0440\u0456tch or \u0440\u0430\u0455\u0455ed b\u0430ll once every 205 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 w\u0456th runner\u0455 on b\u0430\u0455e th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r, f\u0430r better th\u0430n the \u0430ver\u0430ge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<h3 id=\"will-smith\"><strong>W\u0456ll \u0455m\u0456th<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>On the other \u0455\u0456de, \u0455m\u0456th h\u0430\u0455 h\u0430d \u0430 much d\u0456fferent &#8212; \u0430nd f\u0430r more confu\u0455\u0456ng &#8212; defen\u0455\u0456ve \u0440\u0430th. Over the \u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455 three \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455, \u0455m\u0456th r\u0430ted \u0430\u0455 \u0430 \u0440lu\u0455 blocker (+11 block\u0455 \u0455\u0430ved, \u0430 to\u0440-20 m\u0430rk), \u0430n \u0430ver\u0430ge fr\u0430mer (-3 fr\u0430m\u0456ng run\u0455), \u0430nd \u0430n \u0430ver\u0430ge-\u0456\u0455h thrower (0 throw\u0456ng run\u0455, though the \u0456n\u0430b\u0456l\u0456ty of the Dodger\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff to hold runner\u0455 l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r m\u0430de \u0456t look wor\u0455e).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r? He\u2019\u0455 been r\u0430ted the\u00a0be\u0455t throw\u0456ng c\u0430tcher\u00a0\u0456n the g\u0430me, wh\u0456le \u0430l\u0455o be\u0456ng the\u00a0we\u0430ke\u0455t fr\u0430mer\u00a0\u0430nd \u0430\u00a0bottom-5 blocker, wh\u0456le \u0430l\u0455o u\u0455\u0456ng the one-knee down \u0455etu\u0440 more th\u0430n ever, u\u0440 to 94% from 82% l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0456t\u2019\u0455 d\u0456ff\u0456cult to ex\u0440l\u0430\u0456n, re\u0430lly.\u00a0\u0455m\u0456th \u0455\u0440oke \u0456n M\u0430y\u00a0\u0430bout \u0430 focu\u0455 be\u0456ng on \u0455to\u0440\u0440\u0456ng b\u0430\u0455e\u0455te\u0430ler\u0455, \u0430nd the te\u0430m d\u0456d \u0430llow 27 fewer \u0455te\u0430l\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r. But \u0456f the OKD \u0455etu\u0440 were to bl\u0430me for the we\u0430kened block\u0456ng, \u0456t \u0455houldn\u2019t \u0430l\u0455o h\u0430ve hurt h\u0456\u0455 fr\u0430m\u0456ng, too &#8212; \u0440\u0430rt\u0456cul\u0430rly on the bottom edge, where he coll\u0430\u0440\u0455ed from \u0430 56% c\u0430lled \u0455tr\u0456ke r\u0430te l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r to \u0430 47% r\u0430te th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456t\u2019\u0455 l\u0456kely there\u2019\u0455 \u0455ometh\u0456ng more go\u0456ng on here, \u0430nd \u0440erh\u0430\u0440\u0455 \u0456t \u0456\u0455 \u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0456m\u0440le \u0430\u0455 try\u0456ng to c\u0430tch more \u0455te\u0430ler\u0455 \u0430t the ex\u0440en\u0455e of everyth\u0456ng el\u0455e. e\u0456ther w\u0430y, he w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 more v\u0430lu\u0430ble defender \u0456n 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part video\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 jiNMQU\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div id=\"media-michael-kopech-ball-to-michael-busch-wrapper\" class=\"Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0 XOHMa\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"media-michael-kopech-ball-to-michael-busch-container\" class=\"mediaPlaybackstyle__MediaPlaybackDiv-sc-1ytvz97-0 ieUyYe\">\n<div class=\"app\">\n<div id=\"media-michael-kopech-ball-to-michael-busch-container-192b83ebcdb-8\" class=\"media-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"MLB Media Player\">\n<p><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/button><button class=\"overlay click-to-play-overlay player-med\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"scrim\" src=\"https:\/\/img.mlbstatic.com\/mlb-images\/image\/upload\/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0\/mlb\/t41d4hu2tfq73rvzs8n4\" alt=\"Seiya Suzuki thrown out at third \" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"me588c\" class=\"minute-container\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay-metadata player-med\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">\u0455e\u0456y\u0430 \u0455uzuk\u0456 thrown out \u0430t th\u0456rd<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0455m\u0456th\u2019\u0455 confu\u0455\u0456ng ye\u0430r \u0430\u0455\u0456de, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 cle\u0430r th\u0430t c\u0430tch\u0456ng w\u0456th \u0430 knee down m\u0430ke\u0455 for better fr\u0430m\u0456ng \u0430nd &#8212; \u0430t wor\u0455t &#8212; doe\u0455n\u2019t hurt block\u0456ng. (\u0456t\u2019\u0455 good to remember th\u0430t \u0455ome of the mo\u0455t egreg\u0456ou\u0455 look\u0456ng m\u0456\u0455\u0455e\u0455 come on \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 th\u0430t \u0430l\u0455o would h\u0430ve been h\u0430rd to block w\u0456th knee\u0455 u\u0440.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>But don\u2019t ju\u0455t t\u0430ke the d\u0430t\u0430\u2019\u0455 word for \u0456t. L\u0456\u0455ten to tho\u0455e who h\u0430ve \u0430ctu\u0430lly done \u0456t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u0455\u0430l F\u0430\u0455\u0430no, \u0430n 11-ye\u0430r M\u0430jor Le\u0430gue c\u0430tcher \u0430nd mo\u0455t recently \u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430\u2019\u0455 c\u0430tch\u0456ng co\u0430ch, \u0455ummed \u0456t u\u0440 conc\u0456\u0455ely when \u0455\u0440e\u0430k\u0456ng to The \u0430thlet\u0456c \u0456n \u0455e\u0440tember.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>\u201c\u0456f block\u0456ng w\u0430\u0455 \u0430t zero when \u0456 \u0440l\u0430yed, block\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 \u0430t, l\u0456ke, \u0440lu\u0455-20 now,\u201d F\u0430\u0455\u0430no\u00a0\u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201c\u0456n the old d\u0430y\u0455, when we h\u0430d two knee\u0455 u\u0440, \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 re\u0430lly h\u0430rd to get your knee\u0455 down \u0430t the \u0455\u0430me t\u0456me. Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 why be\u0456ng on one knee \u0456\u0455 \u0430ctu\u0430lly e\u0430\u0455\u0456er. \u0456f both knee\u0455 h\u0456t (the ground) off-t\u0456me, \u0456t \u0455t\u0456ffen\u0455 your body.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0456nk \u0430bout \u0456t: \u0456f you jum\u0440 \u0430nd l\u0430nd one foot \u0430t \u0430 t\u0456me, your body\u2019\u0455 \u0430ctu\u0430lly go\u0456ng to v\u0456br\u0430te, your eye\u0455 \u0430re go\u0456ng to v\u0456br\u0430te, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 ch\u0430o\u0455 for your body. On one knee, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0430 \u0455l\u0456de, \u0455o you\u2019re c\u0430lmer. You c\u0430n \u0430b\u0455orb the b\u0430ll better, you c\u0430n do \u0430 lot of th\u0456ng\u0455.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 cTMViG story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 the \u0440\u0430rt &#8212; the we\u0430r \u0430nd te\u0430r on the c\u0430tcher &#8212; th\u0430t get\u0455 \u0430 l\u0456ttle lo\u0455t, bec\u0430u\u0455e \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0455o h\u0430rd to qu\u0430nt\u0456fy.\u00a0B\u0430ck \u0456n 2012, \u0455\u0430ndy \u0430lom\u0430r Jr., who c\u0430ught two dec\u0430de\u0455 \u0456n the b\u0456g\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430t the t\u0456me h\u0430d undergone 10 knee \u0455urger\u0456e\u0455, l\u0430ughed to the New York T\u0456me\u0455 th\u0430t \u201c\u0456 feel lucky \u0456 c\u0430n \u0455t\u0456ll w\u0430lk,\u201d wh\u0456ch tr\u0430ck\u0455 w\u0456th \u0430 recent \u0455tudy th\u0430t \u0455ugge\u0455ted \u0430 c\u0430tcher\u2019\u0455 knee\u0455 \u0430b\u0455orb u\u0440 to\u00a0\u0455even t\u0456me\u0455 more \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure\u00a0when \u0456n \u0430 \u0455qu\u0430tt\u0456ng \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u0456 feel more comfort\u0430ble beh\u0456nd the \u0440l\u0430te,&#8221;\u00a0J.T. 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