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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 3176609, member: 591"] They have gotten even more aggressive since the rule change about blocking the plate. Catcher cannot impede the progress of the runner (block the plate) unless they have the ball in their hand. Eliminates collisions and injuries, I get it, but the margin of error - not only on the throw, but on the catcher handling it - is much smaller than it was, because the catcher is waiting in a less than ideal position for the throw. Arms do vary. Arizona has had some first rate outfielders who could get the ball in very well. Others not so much. [/QUOTE]