re: Why do our catchers drop the ball so much?

I agree 100%, when you sit on your heel with one leg laid out, you definitely cannot physically react quick enough to get your body in front of an errant pitch to either side. Glove side is a little better only because you can reach but an errant pitch to your non-glove side becomes very difficult to get in front of from that position. I guess current coaches believe that position allows the greatest overall plate coverage without having to move. I was taught the squat position allows the greatest mobility to either side though and once you shift after an errant ball you can then go down to one knee to block. None of our guys do that though, so obviously things have changed since my old arse played. Another thing our guys don't do very well is frame the pitch. Milazzo and Neal or OK but Travinski is awful. Arkansas's catcher saved his pitcher's numerous times by framing pitches into strikes.