Catching On Is Key to Brewers Instructor

Filed under: Brewers, Spring Training

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Remember Mike Engelberg from the 1976 movie, "The Bad News Bears"?

Engelberg was the Bears' portly, unathletic and volatile catcher, the kid who ate candy bars at practice and cussed at his coach. Charlie Greene Jr., the veteran field coordinator and catching instructor for the Milwaukee Brewers, likes to joke about the Engelberg characterization when he works with both amateur and professional players.

"They put Engelberg back there, but to me catching is a very athletic position," Greene told FanHouse.

"Catching is the most under-taught position in the whole game and you handle the ball the most. I am trying to tell guys in baseball you are spending all this money, millions of dollars on all these pitchers, and you have some kid back there who doesn't know what he's doing. That's going to hurt the pitcher's development."

 

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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/02/14/catching-on-is-key-to-brewers-instructor/

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