I thought that the article regarding the "pitching flap" deserved it's own thread.
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Tennessee coaches unhappy with California pitcher's shoe flap
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I thought that the article regarding the "pitching flap" deserved it's own thread.
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Very Interesting.
I have several pitchers that have been putting stuff on their shoes to prevent the shoes from being worn through due to toe drag. I guess it doesn't say that you can't do that. So what if you made it a little flappier?
So they have choices;
Make the flapper illegal--and all other subsequent devices that will pop up, like too big shoes
They'll have to activate an official shoe checker.
Make the crow-hop/leap legal.
I have several pitchers that have been putting stuff on their shoes to prevent the shoes from being worn through due to toe drag. I guess it doesn't say that you can't do that. So what if you made it a little flappier?
So they have choices;
Make the flapper illegal--and all other subsequent devices that will pop up, like too big shoes
They'll have to activate an official shoe checker.Make the crow-hop/leap legal.
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That is hilarious and sad at the same time.
She might as well put a flashing neon arrow on her pants leg pointing to her foot.
She might as well put a flashing neon arrow on her pants leg pointing to her foot.
Oh, no. Teresa Wilson must have turned up in CA. When UofA had their melt down, due to Fowler's IPs, (at the CWS and on TV,) Coach Wilson put an inch of tape on her shoe. She was still illegal. There are leaps and then, there are LEAPS.
Just drag the toe. It cannot be that hard.
Just drag the toe. It cannot be that hard.
So, it is obvious that she was probably illegal, for a long time. Think of the teams that she probably beat, because "She has never had an IP called, before." Whether it gives her an advantage or not, due to the letter of the rules, she is illegal.
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I never understand why the coaches put up with that. You have a pitcher you are giving money to, to do a job for you, and because on an illegal motion that pitcher cannot do her job. I'd make sure that pitcher fixed her motion.
I saw a photo of her as a junior in high school, the leap was there then.
