it boils down to the fact that an incoming pitch can travel much faster than you can reach out, catch it, bring it back toward your body and make an exchange to the throwing hand. Let the ball travel and make the glove-to-hand exchange closer to your body, tinker with the distance, but receiving the ball about 12-18 inches from the chest is about right. Obviously, if a pitch is extreme (outside your body), you must extend to catch the ball and bring it all back to the midline to make an exchange. But if the pitch is around your body, fight the urge to reach out and get it. Use the superior speed of the ball and make the glove to hand exchange closer to your body for more efficient times. It's not a big thing, but not much is what counts when it comes to pop times. It can easily save a tenth of a second though, and transform you from just a guy to THE GUY.