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Originally Posted by RchW
Consider a straight steal of 3B
A RH 3B can run past the bag (or straddle it if time permits) to protect himself while extending his left hand glove to take the throw in front of the bag and do this with some fluidity. A LH 3B running past the bag must reach back across his body which is more difficult to do and may be slower.To straddle the bag a LH 3B has to make a big turn which would be even slower. Alternatives are worse. The LH 3B could head directly to the bag while extending his right hand glove in a mirror image of the RH 3B. That would risk a collision with the runner and perhaps an interference call should his body or legs block the runner before the ball arrives.
Even an exceptional LH athlete would be at a competitive disadvantage in high level baseball.
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A left handed third baseman would straddle third with his right shoulder facing home plate in much the same way a middle infielder might straddle second to take a throw from the catcher. I agree with you on the throwing stuff but don't see it in terms of applying tags.