Pregame

[Rambo]

How important is it to take infield before a game.

[redbirdfan]

It's a Must !!

[NWTNZebra]

I don't think it's a huge deal. It could go either way, but I guess it never hurts. It helps get a little of the rust off before the game starts.

[bassteel]

I think it's an advantage. It helps players get a feel for the field conditions.

[Gerry Bertier]

Well I know when we play Jackson Southside last year in the sectional, they did not take pre-game and they won the game and went on to finish 2nd in the state. So I dont think it is a must.

[1stbaseguy]

we never take infield we have our problems but that hasnt changed when we do take it on an occasional really bad field to see what the ball will do

[HallsOF12]

mcminn central came down to play in the beaver creek classic here in knoxville this weekend. before their game against us (knox halls), they took infield-without a ball. they went through each motion-fielding,throwing, and all without a ball. when the catcher stands beside the fungo coach he would act like he would catch the ball and toss it at the coach-our team just sat there thinking what in the world, but later our coach told us it was to get down the fundamentals. i dont know how well that works-they lost every game in the tourny i believe.(not putting them down, just making the statement different people do different things to maybe see a change-they lost the night before us and they took pregame infield with a ball-maybe they were looking for something diffrerent)

[BaseballFreak003]

To me I feel taking infield is essential. Sure you can pretty much determine how the ball will react just by looking (hard dirt, soft dirt, high grass, low grass) but I think you can really get a feel for how the field will play. One thing I have noticed is that alot of coaches get lazy when taking pregame infield and hit little grounders the whole time. I think if the coach and players take it serious it is a huge MUST.

[Jamone]

HallsOf12 :i dont know how well that works-they lost every game in the tourny i believe.

 

Mcminn Central beat Jefferson Co. 6-5 and they tied Gibbs 6-6 after 8 innings.

[HallsOF12]

yeah i saw that after i said that-sorry about that-they beat jeff. co-thats a good thing, but a tie with gibbs means nothing.

 

well to add on, they had like 3 or more errors in our game

[HallsOF12]

but like i said before(and my main point) ive never seen that done before...it was interesting-just trying something different i guess

 

i think there is a college that does the "phantom ball" pregame infield

[LCborn]

It sounds like an air guitar concert.

 

Hey, did you notice if their pitcher warmed up with a real baseball?