If Cobb is allowed to steal then Cobb’s manager rolls two dice & combines the dice. First, Cobb’s manager decides to “Coach” Cobb and if he instructs him not to steal, Cobb remains on first & no dice are rolled. If the opposing catcher is rated an 8 or 9 Cobb’s 11 no longer results in an automatic steal. When a batter’s first column 10 or 11 results in aĮxample: Ty Cobb’s roll results in an 11. The charts below are used for catchers rated 8 or 9 Great Defensive Catchers vs the Stolen Base Finally it brings a little bit of reality to the stat, stolen bases vs caught stealing.In the late innings in a tight game, its a nail biter when a 9 catcher is behind the plate and a batter rolls an 11.In tight games I have to decide to bring in a defensive catcher for the later innings against a “running team”.I have found that I am more likely to hesitate to pinch hit or pinch run for a good fielding catcher.I have found that using this chart, I increased the value of the 9 or 8 Catcher, raised the involvement level of the managers and placed a reasonable risk for players to steal a base against a good arm. It has always bugged me that great catchers have no influence on base stealing so I devised a simple chart for catchers rated 8 or 9 in which the baserunner runs a risk if he rolls a result of 10 or 11 and decides to steal. I have been replaying the last month of the APBA 1965 season in the National League.
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