re: 2B is the easiest position to play

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3rd Base 2nd Base Yeah I only played JUCO. That said, these are the stats for a guy that played the year before I got there at 3rd and then a year with me at 2nd. When playing 3rd, he had 25 errors. When playing 2nd, he had SIX.

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Seriously, that’s your evidence for 2nd base being easier than 1st base? or right field? Or left field? Again, I said it wasn’t in the top 3.

A couple of pointers; when you use statistics to prove your point it needs to be a much larger sample size. Also, there must be controls to disqualify outliers.

Let’s also remember, you didn’t say 2nd base was easier than 3rd base, you said it was the easiest position. Don’t move the goal post.

Had you said 2nd was easier than 3rd you may have had a more receptive audience. Many people would still say 2nd base is harder, but you would have at least made an arguable point.

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Well aren’t you pretty special

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I had trouble at SS and 3B

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I wouldn't say that...

DH one year and 1st the next

I agree that 2B can be handled pretty easily.

I played 2B in high school at 6’2” & all I had to do was dive to knock a ball down with plenty of time to throw over to 1B.

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I agree that 2B can be handled pretty easily. I played 2B in high school at 6’2” & all I had to do was dive to knock a ball down with plenty of time to throw over to 1B

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As long as you charge the ball a little, there's always plenty of time to make plays unlike other positions.

Going to your left, even diving, you just had to stop the ball. Going right is a little tougher but if you can't set your feet, you just adjust your throw to aim a few feet above and to the left of the 1B and the ball will drop and tail right to him.

Turning and feeding for double plays was also really easy if you put in any work at all, especially for someone who's played SS.

Its stupid cause its just not true.

Yeah, I forgot about that part. I felt like I had to cover a lot since 2B covered with right handed batters. Sometimes I cheated a little closer to the bag.

I used to love working with the pitcher to pick guys off at 2nd. We used to have hand codes and then count to 3, by that time the ball was right over the bag.

OP lives in west by god Virginia. The cold has turned his brain to mush.

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dude, MLB hall of famers make errors at 2B. no fricking way legion kids are staying anywhere close to perfect

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Yeah in 162 games. Compare their errors to the SS and 3B.

I showed you where a guy went from 25 at 3rd to 6 at 2nd in 40 games played.

In legion, we probably played 25 games against a lot of right handed hitters and I played a cake position.