A catcher is a position in baseball or softball. When it's a batter's turn to bat, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the home umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. The pitcher's mechanics and strengths, as well as the batter's tendencies and weaknesses, are used to make the calls. A catcher can also be referred to as a backstop. Catchers are usually very athletic individuals with strong arms and good hand-eye coordination. They need to be able to quickly move their bodies in order to block balls hit toward them. Because they often have long careers, catchers also need to be durable. Stringbean, who played from 1871 to 1880, once said that he had "played most of my life away from home. I've never spent more than three months at a time outside of America." In addition to baseball, some catcher are major league players for other sports such as football and hockey. In addition to playing baseball, some catcher work in the media today. They may do so by working for a team as a scout or coach, or they may work for an organization as an announcer or reporter. Finally, some people think that because catchers receive balls hit toward them, that they are responsible for any errors that might happen during a game. This is not true; errors are only made if someone makes them.