- Oct 26, 2019
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Knowing what pitch is coming is an outstanding advantage to have. My issue isn’t with the “knowing what’s coming part”. As a player I loved relaying pitches as the second base runner to batter. That’s different because there is ample time in baseball between the sign relay and the actual pitch. In softball a delivery takes maybe 1 second from backswing to release? No way is that enough time for me as a hitter - especially when most of us agree thinking about anything other than swing the ball and hitting the ball hard is tough. But I’m open to seeing it work in person as my DD and team I coach gets older.I've seen it work wonders for hitters so I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss. just sayin...
Now if the hitter can pick it up - like a pitcher who digs in their mitt when throwing offspeed - that’s a whole ‘nother story.