LetsPlayTwo
LetsPlayTwo
Here is the background - Impromptu make-up non-conference HS Varsity game yesterday. Lots of rainouts in the early part of season and I guess the two coaches managed to organize the game to take advantage of nice weather. One relatively high quality organization (typically .800+winning%). DD school is usually a .500 team.Next-door school district rivalry. The underdogs had some momentum building so competition level was relatively high, score tied, middle inning. Batter has 3-0 count, ignores or misses the take sign and swings at ball 4. Coach calls time, pulls her out during at-bat and calls for a pinch hitter who assumes the 3-1 count, fouls one off to make it 3-2, then takes ball 4. The benched girl doesn't get much playing time so probably didn't have a lot of real game experience with sign reading - although she has enough experience to know what call to expect at 3-0 when you need base runners. Was it harsh to pull her during her at-bat vs. taking her out next time up or did coach send a big-time message to the rest of the team to not. miss. the. signs? I've been involved in B level TB for awhile and haven't seen this move, although have benched defensive players that have made repeated basic errors but not until the next inning.