I watch a lot of baseball and am happy to do it. I spend time analyzing a lot of things, but not all of it involves launch angles and two-seam fastballs.

Here’s something I don’t get and haven’t understood for quite some time. And, I might add, the “problem” is getting worse, which isn’t helping matters.

For the life of me, I don’t understand why fans boo on attempted pick off moves. What are the booing about? Do they think it’s making the game too long? If that’s the case, then they should boo when the home team pitcher does it.

Do they think it’s an insult to the integrity of the game? That the home team base runner should be able to get as big of a lead as he wants without any fear of retribution?

As mentioned in a previous Daily Happen, the whole concept of booing is poor form to me in the first place. Still, I can see where fans can get a little riled up sometimes. A hard slide into second base. Obvious stall tactics. Going high and tight just because the pitcher gets hacked.

But because the pitcher throws to first? Actually, it’s even worse than that. You’ll even hear some boos when the pitcher steps off the rubber. And when the catcher calls time to talk to the pitcher? Here it comes again.

If a pitcher throws over to first eight straight times with a guy who is no threat to steal a base, OK maybe it’s a little justified. But you just watch; the next time the visiting team pitcher throws to first for any reason, you’ll hear boos.

I wish I knew why.