Fair enough. Is it discouraged for the the ump to make the call, "Ball, outside", or "ball, low" ?
Some umps do, some don't. I personally don't get worked up over ball and strike calls, but the HC sometimes does, especially when it seems like his DD is hitting spots.
One thing that some umps do that seem to mitigate the frustration coaches feel by "questionable" balls and strikes calls is to simply motion that the belt high fastball was inside or outside. Should they have to? Probably not. But coaches always think their pitcher is getting squeezed, and...
I fully believe most "big innings" are because of the bottom part of the order. It's when those "easy outs" get on and set the table for the good hitters that big crooked numbers go on the board. At best you get a few if the lineup performs to the expectations of a traditional lineup.
I'm going to challenge you for the worst umps of the weekend.
Picture this:
14C
Runner on 1st steals. Throw comes in way high, runner slides in. Runner sitting on the base, SS applies cursory tag. Runner called out. The ump called it as if it were a force. I think he still got it wrong...
I guess that depends on whether or not the line up is working. And don't get me wrong, I've seen a lineup or two that had me scratching my head. Could be that it's working so they don't want to change it. Could be simply that the coach is not looking at stats, and going by feel. Could be...
Some of the situational stuff, catcher that can be ran for, and general base running abilities of the others on the team can impact hitting as much as your DDs ability at the plate. My DD leads the team in BA and hits, but she's usually in the 6-7 hole because she's slow and a timid base...
In my opinion, a pitching machine is really only valuable for getting girls used to the speed they will see in a game. Our team has soft throwing pitchers, so the only way for our girls to work on catching up to the faster pitching the will see is off a machine. I try to not focus on whether or...
Her first move forward is taking her back elbow to her front elbow. She needs to keep the "A" with her forearms to contact. When you figure out how to get her to do that, let me know so I can fix my DD.
Growing up we did 5-6yo was t-ball, 8-10yo was the youngest division of kid pitch. In both it was 3 outs, or 9 batter limit. Back then the whole roster wasn't in the batting order. The run limit makes more sense, as you could score between 4 and 9 with our batter limit.
It is my opinion that...
I have to tell my DD and one of the girls on the team to put their front foot down hard. While that may not be technically correct, it's the only cue that keeps them from walking over their front foot and keeps them behind the ball. When they "step", their body keeps moving toward the pitcher...