What position would you put the crappiest player in in a game of baseball?

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: mugs
Right field usually. I think first base typically has to handle fewer ground balls than the other side of the field, but of course he has to catch the ball from the other infielders.

Ichiro is right field...
He's good...

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: Wonderful Pork
in my softball league, we put the worst players at catcher. 99.9% of the time, if they are going to score a run, there is nothing that the other players can do about it.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[lozina]

The bench is a position, isn't it?

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: Wonderful Pork
in my softball league, we put the worst players at catcher. 99.9% of the time, if they are going to score a run, there is nothing that the other players can do about it.

That's what I was thinking.

Yep, for slowpicth softball with no base stealing

 

[Playmaker]

Depends...

In the pros the answer is first base, but that doesn't work if the individual can't even catch. So in your case RF.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: mugs
Right field usually. I think first base typically has to handle fewer ground balls than the other side of the field, but of course he has to catch the ball from the other infielders.

Ichiro is right field...
He's good...

Alright, the OP really needs to define what level of baseball, because clearly it makes a difference. In Little League, the worst player almost always plays right field, because most players are right-handed and tend to hit to the left side of the field. In softball, or in baseball when stealing is not allowed, obviously the catcher is where you'd put the guy who you don't want to have to field many balls. In the majors there aren't really many bad players.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Where on earth are you guys getting first base?! Thats one of the most important positions on the field.

Right field is where you put the crappy kids. Most people bat right handed so they are most likely to hit a ball to either left or center field.

Apparently they're getting it the same place you got RF from. :roll:

I used to disrespect right all the time, then I realized they almost always have the longest throws when they hit the ball because anytime someone goes oppo they're either a) trying to move a runner over/in so the throw is usually to third or home or b) trying to wait on it and hit it into the gap meaning the throw is gonna go to second or third.

The truth is, you don't put the crappiest player in the game. It's that simple. From high school and beyond you can't afford to have someone that sucks anywhere on the diamond.

Well if you're playing in a league where the players are skilled enough to place the ball anywhere they want on the field and make plays with hits, then the "crappy" player should be cut from the team.

I figured he was talking about youth little league and the such, where everyone gets to play no matter of skill. Which if he was than right field would be an ideal place because of the low volume of plays that will be hit into right field.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: aplefka
The truth is, you don't put the crappiest player in the game. It's that simple. From high school and beyond you can't afford to have someone that sucks anywhere on the diamond.

You can't have only 8 players...

The fact that they're the crappiest player also doesn't necessarily imply that they're crappy. Maybe you need to rethink the question substituting "least awesome" for "crappiest"

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Where would you be on the field to have the least possible chance of making contact with a ball?

benchwarmer

 

[Mucho]

Left field, players with the weakest throwing arm are usually there.