- Mar 15, 2013
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I think pitchers know if ANYTHING goes wrong they may be pulled which I think in turn makes them more focused on taking total control of each pitch. My DD pitcher was pulled when her defense made 7 errors (5 by one kid and 2 by another) in ONE inning on routine ground balls/throws induced by drop balls(PS no one called a timeout)...she was not happy she was the sacrificial lamb for the defense and coach mistakes but she now calls off pitches and makes sure her drop is so sharp..she also now calls timeout her self...so in the end it just made her better. Personally at14u and later in competitive ball, I have no problem with kids being pulled or moved mid inning as long as its not done with anger...sometimes pitchers don't have it but sometimes position players don't either. Shouldn't be viewed as a punishment..So, why isn't a pitcher emotionally scarred for life when she is pulled mid-inning? Seems that if the SS will suffer life long trauma from the indignity of being pulled, wouldn't the pitcher also be harmed?