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LSU pitchers signals back in the day
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:01 pm
I believe it was Brady Wiederhold that used the hand bounces to give signals to the pitchers. How in the world do you know the signals? Can anyone explain how to read them?
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Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:08 pm to tenderfoot tigah
quote:If I could explain them to you, then they wouldn't be that good of signals
Can anyone explain how to read them?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:19 pm to tenderfoot tigah
Would have to do 'you know what' to you
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:24 pm to tenderfoot tigah
In reality. Depending on who playing, indicators fluctuated from dugout to catcher. Catcher to pitcher remained relatively consistent but did depend on 2nd base runner and the pitchers arsenal (I.e., high percentage/available pitches)
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:29 pm to tenderfoot tigah
From catcher to pitcher when nobody is on second the signals for the pitch type are the same. How they call location can be a little different. When a runner gets to second they have a number of indicators that signal the next sign is the pitch. Catchers change that up a few times during the game which is why you will see a pitcher and catcher talk when someone gets to second. During night games if the pitcher can't read the fingers they will do signals like a third base coach.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:31 pm to geauxtigers33
Took down both LSU and UGA pitching staffs. That guy was terrible.
On a side note, Coogan told a story about how Miami had LSU pitching signs in 96 championship game. Tutle told the 96 team at reunion that they knew the signs.
On a side note, Coogan told a story about how Miami had LSU pitching signs in 96 championship game. Tutle told the 96 team at reunion that they knew the signs.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:49 pm to nicholastiger
We had the baseball gods on our side though
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:58 pm to tenderfoot tigah
The way I understand is it is the system of counts and pauses you are looking for.
For instance if a coach give 4 bounces, before either a pause or a change in direction of his point, then that means the fourth set of bounces will be the call.
So imagine the following numbers as a bounce, with the commas as a change in direction or an obvious pause.
3,4,1,2,5
3= indicator notating that the 3rd set of bounces, the 1 in this case, is the desired pitch.
So in the above description the call would be for the fastball (typically)
Location is usually indicated by which side the coaches last set of bounces is on. So in the above example if the last set, the 5, ended on the right-hand side of the coach as it appears from the catcher, then the call would be the catcher's right hand... outside to a righty, or inside to a lefty.
I hope this helps. This is how we utilized it in high school. Sometimes we called location based on our coach's foot positioning, i.e. crossed or uncrossed for in and out, feet flat for down and toes up for up in the zone.
For instance if a coach give 4 bounces, before either a pause or a change in direction of his point, then that means the fourth set of bounces will be the call.
So imagine the following numbers as a bounce, with the commas as a change in direction or an obvious pause.
3,4,1,2,5
3= indicator notating that the 3rd set of bounces, the 1 in this case, is the desired pitch.
So in the above description the call would be for the fastball (typically)
Location is usually indicated by which side the coaches last set of bounces is on. So in the above example if the last set, the 5, ended on the right-hand side of the coach as it appears from the catcher, then the call would be the catcher's right hand... outside to a righty, or inside to a lefty.
I hope this helps. This is how we utilized it in high school. Sometimes we called location based on our coach's foot positioning, i.e. crossed or uncrossed for in and out, feet flat for down and toes up for up in the zone.
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