- May 17, 2012
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Exactly. I was about to post something very similar. Now sure why we've gotten off track with this "exclusive" language.
It came from your OP where you questioned the coach calling pitches exclusively and the further discussion of having the pitcher or catcher calling the games.
My observation is that in travel ball this isn't the case on most (good) teams where it is a collaborative effort. As someone pointed out when coaches are getting paid (college, high school) they do tend to go solo for different reasons (getting paid, more credible data available, etc.)
The heart of this discussion should be what is pitch calling and how do you call an effective game. The charts, eye-ball test, and "softball IQ" points muddy the waters.