- Jan 31, 2011
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I don't understand this at all. That seems to be something you would teach your players - part of learning to be a smart batter. I have never once that that this was cheating in some way. If you were yelling out "change" every time you thought it was coming that might be different.
I told my batters she is not selling her off-speed pitch, but I did not call out a signal when I saw it comming. I have played other teams where the coach stands way down the line so he can try to get a glimpse of the pitchers glove. Then he yells out their last name (or some other sign) to the batter when he sees her off-speed grip. That is what I meant. The kids need to recognize this part of the game and then communicate it with the rest of the team. My job is to teach them to look for those tendancies.