Clarify.
You first say that the runner was a step or two away from the plate when you threw the ball.
Then you say he was a step or two away when it arrived. Arrived where? At the plate? That's a good arm
These are two very different scenarios.
If the runner was a step or two away when the catcher had the ball, he's the douche.
If he was a step or two away when you tried to throw him out, you're the douche. You are not going to throw someone out who is running and only 3-6 feet away from the plate. All you are going to do is hurt someone.
I understand it is an instinctive move and **** happens but, if that was the case, don't pin it solely on the runner.
If I painted a picture of him being a step or two away, when i threw the ball, I mistyped my scenario.
I originally typed:
The ball and runner met my catcher roughly the same time
and then typed:
I turned and threw the ball. My opinion, the runner was still a step or two away from the catcher. Again, my opinion, the ball arrived a step or two before the runner did
I don't believe either of those statements infers that the runner was a step or two when i threw the ball. But if I painted that sort of picture, I apologize.
What I can say is, I turned to throw the ball, the catcher received the ball, turned towards third base, got his glove ready to make the tag, and BAM, collision.
I was trying to say (maybe incorrectly previously) that the runner was a step or two away when the catcher had received the ball and attempted to make the tag. Again, I understand that even two steps, when running, isn't much time.
I still think the runner was kind of a douche, but my team also needs to teach our catcher not to play on the tracks like that.