My catcher-beast...
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Most interesting thread I've read through in a while.
Congrats on your dd's NLI signing in November! I'm sure she'll have a great collegiate career.
I'm with you. It doesn't rattle me if they know location. As with most pitchers I've seen, they are lucky to hit their spot 65% of the time. The girl on 2B tells the batter the location and the ball is somewhere else.....happens alot.
She has had a tendency to be a little too far back, and that habit hasn't been totally re-programmed yet. It's an area we are in the process of fine tuning.
Thankfully, 12U TB tends to have better swings than rec ball at the same age, and big rearward loops aren't found very often. In some of the other video I got yesterday, you can see her hop or crawl forward after giving signs to adjust to the batter's position.
Thanks for the kind words.
EDIT...During one of yesterday's games, Maddie got a compliment from an ump on her receiving and pitch presentation. She was pretty happy and proud about that.
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During one of yesterday's games, Maddie got a compliment from an ump on her receiving and pitch presentation. She was pretty happy and proud about that.[/QUOTE]
That is AWESOME. They love that. Most of the guys down her know my DD from her gear and the Monster Energy Logo on the back of her mask. She has proven herself over the years and I feel it gets her a few extra calls throughout the day. Most of them are also NCAA Umps. Told her to put a Monster sticker on the gear she get from school as well. I love that she has Umpires noticing your DD. That means they like how she is working the position and making it harder for them to miss one.
Did I say that out loud.... Sorry Blue.... Great Spot pitcher...
Tell to keep working hard, and trailing those runners....
That is AWESOME. They love that. Most of the guys down her know my DD from her gear and the Monster Energy Logo on the back of her mask. She has proven herself over the years and I feel it gets her a few extra calls throughout the day. Most of them are also NCAA Umps. Told her to put a Monster sticker on the gear she get from school as well. I love that she has Umpires noticing your DD. That means they like how she is working the position and making it harder for them to miss one.
Did I say that out loud.... Sorry Blue.... Great Spot pitcher...
Tell to keep working hard, and trailing those runners....
True story.....
My dd was in a tourney (12u) and about half way through the game the umpire came over to us and stated how comfortable and safe he felt behind our catcher. The very next inning a pitch was thrown in the dirt, my dd went down to block it, it hits the front edge of the plate and plows the umpire straight in the "no-no button". After all the men cringed from seeing the shot to the pills, we checked on the him. The umpire said, "I knew I shouldn't have said nothin'! I knew it!" After we knew he was okay our head coach asked if that was ball one or ball 2. The umpire came back and said it was ball 1, strike 1, and ball 2. It was pretty funny........
My dd was in a tourney (12u) and about half way through the game the umpire came over to us and stated how comfortable and safe he felt behind our catcher. The very next inning a pitch was thrown in the dirt, my dd went down to block it, it hits the front edge of the plate and plows the umpire straight in the "no-no button". After all the men cringed from seeing the shot to the pills, we checked on the him. The umpire said, "I knew I shouldn't have said nothin'! I knew it!" After we knew he was okay our head coach asked if that was ball one or ball 2. The umpire came back and said it was ball 1, strike 1, and ball 2. It was pretty funny........
