Show - team — he's the fielder who makes the first move as the team adjusts position for each new batter A smart fan can - astonish his friends just by leaning on this one bit of information When Joe Di Maggio was a Yankee he was also — the- outfield pivot- - man His buddy- restaurateur Toots Shor knew his baseball well and loved to show off by anticipating Joe's moves and making some remark such as "That DiMaggio is out of position again I'll have to move him over" Shor would then wiggle his finger and sure enough Joe would move Try it on your family and friends at home! 2 Close-up- As Stan came up with bases loaded and his Cardinals trailing 2 in the late innings Garagiola began his needling job "A "Listen Stan" he chattered few of us will be over for dinner tonight Hold a table for us" Musial took a called first strike and Joe continued "We don't expect a check — we aren't as rich as you are" Strike two swinging "Are your steaks still as tough as they used to be?" Joe giggled With that Nlusial socked the ball bleachers — score into the right-fielnow Cards 6 Pirates 3 As he rounded the bases and passed the glum Garagiola at home plate Stan chuckled: "How do you like your steaks well done or rare?" popular restaurant 3-- improved after I changed and began with the ball concealed by my glove But when Wally Moon joined the Dodgers he told me his old team the Cardinals could still tell by a minor movement of mine whether to expect a fast one or a curve You can bet I worked long hours before the mirror to correct that flaw I've often wondered how many fans watching at home on TV had seen that same telltale tipoff I'd been giving the opposition There are such fans! Last season one of them acefistomed to watching his favorite catcher on his TV screen suddenly made an alarming discovery: his hero (never we players have to stick mind who together) was unconsciously assuming a slightly different crouch depending upon whether he was expecting the pitcher to throw a fast ball or a curve The loyal fan rushed to telephone his discovery to the team's front office They phoned the dugout warning the catcher before any damage was done Now there's a fan who really got in the game! (THE END) better - d : make it easier on TV s I mentioned in my Viking Press autobiography "Koufax" my deception or maybe you'll learn something if the a chance crow to you'll get misfires when yours manager's strategy might have worked In any case you'll soon be "in" the game the way a pro is and you'll understand it a lot than at the ball park to watch the g war between catchers and opposing batters Sometimes you can anticipate an easy out simply by noticing that the batter is getting more and more distracted And sometimes you can be fooled Joe Garagiola tells an in this area about anecdote amusing Stan Musial Garagiola was catching for the Pirates and they were playing in St Louis where Musial owns a never-endin- Don't wait till after a pitch is thrown to decide whether the batter or will bunt or try for the 3 if the catcher will call for a pitchout Figure out for yourself beforehand what the strategy should be Look to the infielders or base runners to see if they're playing it your way If they're not ask yourself why not Maybe Study the silent colloquy between the pitcher and the catcher see how they work as partners to outwit the hitter Don't be fooled wIlen the pitcher shakes off the catcher's signals just to get the batter overanxious I often did that as many as half a dozen times before nodding my head — and I had just two pitches the fast ball and the curve! 4 L Study each pitcher's delivery can you spot any difference in the way he winds up to throw a fast ball or a curve? 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