It most often happens when there is a runner at second base, where he is in a unique position to steal any signs the catcher is relaying to the pitcher — so well positioned, in fact, that catchers and pitchers have a special set of signs for that situation.
INSIDE PITCH Telephone communication between the Yankees' dugout and the bullpen did not operate during Monday's game, so the Yankees sent starting pitcher Ivan Nova to relay messages..
Bullpen catcher Sal Yvars and pitcher Al Gettel would relay the signs to the Giant batter.
This is generally humiliating at every level of softball, but in the senior game it can take several minutes to track the ball down and a half-dozen relay throws to get it back to the pitcher.
In the old days, the only reliable way to intercept signs was to have a runner on second base who could look at which signs the pitcher was getting and try to relay them to the batter.
The Relay, $36.99, has two filters over its plastic pitcher that remove chlorine, odors and tastes.
In the Mets' bullpen, relief pitcher Heath Bell often sits near Koo's interpreter so that he can relay jokes and learn some Korean expletives.
