then why not just take it out?For me I have noticed that you can take the bigger lead, if you do it at the right time. If you immediately hit the lead off the pitcher hasn't even come set yet and will usually throw over right away. If you wait until he gets his signs then comes set they look over a couple times if you take the extra step then they don't automatically throw over. Another big thing is when it is a base stealer the pitchers are going to pay more attention to them with pitchouts and pickoffs to stop you from taking the extra step. just the game within the game.