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Originally Posted by andymac
Because baseball teams aren't particularly smart. There are perceived benefits that baseball people think "veterans" provide. There is not any statistical evidence to back up that though process however.
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You may be right.
But I pitched a few games in my life and found that catchers did make a difference in my success or failure to limited degree. Some presented a target better than others. This gave me better control. Some knew where to put the target. This helped me hit the right spots. Some knew the batters better than others. Some could call a game better than others. Some had a way with the umpires and could help me get a call every now and then. Some could distract batters with idle conversation, too. Yogi Berra was a master at this. The batters sometimes lost focus and did not concentrate like they should have.
So I think it would be a good thing to have in the game...with the option to turn it off, too.