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May 24, 2013
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"Your daughter does not have 5 pitches. She has one pitch that she can throw with some semblance of accuracy in a game situation on a relatively reliable basis. This means she has one pitch...and sometimes that pitch doesn't come with her to the ballpark."

"I understand that your daughter shows up to practice every day. Yes, she is working really hard. All of our players work hard. Positions are earned by being the best at that position, and by it being the best fit for the whole team, not by attendance record."
 
Dec 5, 2012
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Mid West
To the opposing coach who NEVER shuts up....
"For the love of GOD, will you please shut the F up and let her play!!!"

"Coach her up in practice, its gameday you moron, let her play" (and hope what you worked on in practice stuck)
 

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Jul 25, 2017
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To the opposing coach who NEVER shuts up....
"For the love of GOD, will you please shut the F up and let her play!!!"

"Coach her up in practice, its gameday you moron, let her play" (and hope what you worked on in practice stuck)

"Just keep talking, they still have some confidence left..."
 
Jul 15, 2016
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"Your daughter does not have 5 pitches. She has one pitch that she can throw with some semblance of accuracy in a game situation on a relatively reliable basis. This means she has one pitch...and sometimes that pitch doesn't come with her to the ballpark."

"I understand that your daughter shows up to practice every day. Yes, she is working really hard. All of our players work hard. Positions are earned by being the best at that position, and by it being the best fit for the whole team, not by attendance record."

You beat me to it! This was the first thing that came to mind. Your 11 year old doesnt have 5 to 7 pitches...
 
May 24, 2013
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So Cal
OMG yes, this, a hundred times yes. This combined with your 11 year old girl isn't throwing 55 mph. Not that it isn't possible but yours isn't throwing 45.

I had a P's dad excited to show me the 63mph on Pocket Radar that he got while his DD was pitching in a game. Every other pitch was around 55. I would bet a significant amount of money that the 63 was either ball exit speed or swing speed.
 
Oct 11, 2010
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Chicago, IL
I had a P's dad excited to show me the 63mph on Pocket Radar that he got while his DD was pitching in a game. Every other pitch was around 55. I would bet a significant amount of money that the 63 was either ball exit speed or swing speed.

Miss goingdeep. He said he had 2 guns, 1 calibrated correctly and 1 purposely calibrated low. Use to mess with pitcher's parents heads. :)
 

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