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Originally Posted by David Watts
Wow, I wouldn't have thought of it this way ever. I thought it meant the 1B was positioned at the bag to hold the runner instead of playing in normal position.
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Yep, I'm with you... holding at 2B too, obviously the shortstop in most cases will play close to the bag to await the spin and throw to second.
That is what I mean by holding. Obviously, I don't think variance in pitcher timing on delivery and such should be shown in this way. I think the PBP already does a fair job of simulating this in the "He steps on the rubber, shakes him off, then steps off. OK, we're set again, and the delivery..."
I would want it to display when the fielder is actively holding the player on the bag, which would be visible to the human manager watching the game if it were real life -- just to be clear.