Molina's catching abilities showed as early as age five and quickly developed due to playing with his older brother. ... Since entering the MLB, he quickly gained reputation around league for possessing one of the strongest and most accurate arms in the game, having thrown out 236 runners (45%) attempting a stolen base over his career and leading active MLB catchers in pickoffs with 48. ... This is the main reason why I believe that Yadier Molina is the best catcher to ever play the game of baseball.5 Notes: 1. ...

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Baseball taught quick decision making skills, competitiveness, how to sacrifice for the team, as well as how to accept authority. ... No other game appeals so much to the foreign born youngsters and nothing, not even the schools, teaches the American spirit so quickly, or inculcates the idea of sportsmanship or fair play as thoroughly. ...

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