That you don't see the ball that (almost) hits you and that it happens in slow motion.
Playing tonight and pitching. I had a ball come SCREAMING back at me. I heard 'CATCH, CATCH' and the sharp intake of breath from the crowd. I got my glove up in time and deflected it to second base. Yet I never saw the ball. In the slightest.
Thank goodness for fast reaction times! (and I'll call my mum tomorrow to thank her for those hours of hitting tennis balls and golf balls at my face when I was 11/12 as a first base charging the bunt)
Playing tonight and pitching. I had a ball come SCREAMING back at me. I heard 'CATCH, CATCH' and the sharp intake of breath from the crowd. I got my glove up in time and deflected it to second base. Yet I never saw the ball. In the slightest.
Thank goodness for fast reaction times! (and I'll call my mum tomorrow to thank her for those hours of hitting tennis balls and golf balls at my face when I was 11/12 as a first base charging the bunt)