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  1. pizza-boy01

    Playing in College- DD's disappointment

    As is so often the case, life's most important lessons are often the most unpleasant to go thru. I certainly don't want to sound glib, but IMO, she's actually been given a great gift. Through a bad situation, she's been given the opportunity to develop a healthy-skepticism that will serve her...
  2. pizza-boy01

    End Cap coming off CF6

    As long as she has a good back-up bat, one she's very comfortable with, then I agree with Core. As long as there's no cracking, and the end cap is still seated firmly, you've probably got quite a bit of life left in the bat. The problem is, when they do finally break, its never at a very...
  3. pizza-boy01

    what do you think of a coach who yells at a player for taking a BB?

    I was initially going to ask if you actually happened to witness the coach yelling, or were told this by your DD? In my experience, a lot of young ladies can misinterpret stern instruction, or intensity as yelling. However, after reading this..... I'm leaning towards "Idiot"
  4. pizza-boy01

    FWIW An Observation

    If there's one thing my limited experience in fastpitch tells me, its that facemasks are only going to get more popular. I see exponentially more masks at every level (travel, HS, and college), than I did 15 years ago, when DD1 first started playing. I see nothing to make me believe this trend...
  5. pizza-boy01

    OT - World Series

    Here he comes
  6. pizza-boy01

    OT - World Series

    Thought we might come inside on them that inning, but we'll let Herrera do that at 101mph:rolleyes:
  7. pizza-boy01

    More on young players committing early

    I think the SEC is gonna find out that Paige Lowary is no slouch, either:)
  8. pizza-boy01

    Heads up ! Heads up! It's Friday check in time!

    We'll be making the trip south this weekend. Looks like they have us (14's) playing at Mid-American, nice facility. Haven't seen a lot of these teams since last spring, so it should be a lot of fun. MSP always puts on a nice event. Going down early so I can get my OK Joe's fix out of the...
  9. pizza-boy01

    My weekend warriors - it's Friday check in !

    Sounds like this game may have a lot to do with where she may be playing next season. Wishing her the best; hope you're able to make the trip to see it!
  10. pizza-boy01

    Check in Friday

    Yep, that was it! I was preparing to start my 11:00 field maint shift. Next time you guys visit, I'm suggesting we divert air traffic:)
  11. pizza-boy01

    Check in Friday

    My DD plays for one of the host teams, and if that happened at the Urbandale fields, I think we witnessed that shot. Couple of us dads were trying to guess the distance, figured it was easily 240 of more (200 ft fence+ 15-20 ft greenspace+ 1 row of SUVs= BOMB!) Congrats!!
  12. pizza-boy01

    Spoiled Brat

    I'd try not to be too tough on her. Sounds as if she's a pretty huge part of her team; both defensively and with the bat. Along with that comes a tremendous amount of pressure (some external, but mostly self-implied). Most 13 yo are ill-equipped to deal with these feelings, both physically...
  13. pizza-boy01

    DD gets her first Varsity win!

    Iowa HS ball runs May-July; I think we may be the only state that plays summer ball.
  14. pizza-boy01

    DD gets her first Varsity win!

    Sounds like she made a seamless transition to Varsity, congrats to both of you!!:D
  15. pizza-boy01

    Travel Ball: Sick of other Parents & the Coach

    Re-read your OP; I think you've forgotten who this is supposed to be about. A comfy chair in the outfield is not a bad idea. I'm guessing the coach, the team, the parents, and probably your DD could use the break
  16. pizza-boy01

    Look Back Rule

    Taking two bases on a walk, without a runner on 3rd. That's what I call aggressive base running:)
  17. pizza-boy01

    Opinions on moving up....

    I agree, but bold above is the key part of the equation. More than likely, she will not be seeing it at 14u"C".
  18. pizza-boy01

    High School Coaches and Summer Team -- DD's Dilemma

    It seems to me there's very little vacillating going on. She made a decision. The coach knows of the decision. The coach disagrees with the decision. Pretty cut-and-dry, IMO
  19. pizza-boy01

    High School Coaches and Summer Team -- DD's Dilemma

    Four teams practicing together? That's 40-50 girls; that's not practice, that's a zoo. Those numbers sound more like a camp. I'd guess that you definitely have the upper hand in one-to-one instruction; because in his practice scenario, I'm assuming there is little to none.

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