Gregg Zaun can't throw

[Pushfrog98]

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[Ding Dong Johnson]

I don't remember who was pitching against the Cubs the other day, but Zaun threw a couple back to him in the dirt.

[chasinf5s]

Pat and Ron were talking about that and they said if the pitcher throws the ball and it hits the dirt, the ump throws it away. However if the catcher throws it and it hits the ground, the ump practically never checks the ball.

[Careless]

How many fingers is he throwing with?

[jersey cubs fan]

Pat and Ron were talking about that and they said if the pitcher throws the ball and it hits the dirt, the ump throws it away. However if the catcher throws it and it hits the ground, the ump practically never checks the ball.

 

If a pitcher throws it in there at 80+ mph, hitting the dirt + catcher's equipment could make a significant scrape on the ball, but when a catcher like Zaun is lobbing 30 MPH backyard tosses that barely get back there, I don't think it has much of an effect.

[YearofDaCubs]

Does he have a shoulder strain or something?

[daske17]

Frederick's of Hollywood catalog time again.