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Correct me if I'm wrong, but, I've always been under the impression that a Courtesy Runner goes in for the Pitcher or Catcher when there's two outs because they need a little extra time at the end of the half-inning to get ready to play defense.
All the time we're seeing a Pitcher/Catcher get on base with 0 or 1 outs, and the first thing the coach does is "Time, Blue - I need a courtesy runner". Shouldn't these players still be on base either 1) helping their team score or 2) learning how to run bases? There are a lot of players who aren't good at base running because they never get past first base! Are our rosters so deep that we can have specialists? All I do is pitch - All I do is catch...
I realize that some people say that they don't want their battery taking extra risk for injury by being on base. But the position players could get injured just as easily.
Maybe I'm wrong about the concept of Courtesy Runners. What do you think?
All the time we're seeing a Pitcher/Catcher get on base with 0 or 1 outs, and the first thing the coach does is "Time, Blue - I need a courtesy runner". Shouldn't these players still be on base either 1) helping their team score or 2) learning how to run bases? There are a lot of players who aren't good at base running because they never get past first base! Are our rosters so deep that we can have specialists? All I do is pitch - All I do is catch...
I realize that some people say that they don't want their battery taking extra risk for injury by being on base. But the position players could get injured just as easily.
Maybe I'm wrong about the concept of Courtesy Runners. What do you think?