http://www.hilltopleague.com/baseball.htm Baseball Tips and Drills en-us http://www.hilltopleague.com/images/calripken.gif http://www.hilltopleague.com/baseball.htm lattanziofields@yahoo.com (Lou Lattanzio, Jr.) lattanziofields@yahoo.com (Lou Lattanzio, Jr.) The catcher is your team's first line of defense on every play and the last line of defense when the opponent threatens to score. Bill Ripken presents a simple but effective drill for improving a catcher's ability to block pitches in the dirt. wed, 12 May 2010 17:15:00 EDT http://www.ripkenbaseball.com/cc/notebook/index.html?article_id=746