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    Two calls from last night:

    I honestly don't know why anyone would want to umpire with some of the abuse that is freely handed out. I give you guys credit and try to keep my mouth shut. (Although with my daughter being a pitcher I have moaned once or twice on a ball which I thought was a strike)
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    Player safety when injured

    I had to take emergency first aid training when I camped on a deserted barrier island in Florida with the Scouts. We had a great two day class and I learned a lot. Never did I think I would put my training to use. Long story short, pumped life back into a co-worker who knocked over at his...
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    Player safety when injured

    My kid plays D2 and I watched an opposing pitcher throwing 65mph dominate the game until the very last batter, who promptly sent a line drive to her head. The pitcher deflected the ball with her throwing hand into her face. Luckily, she was wearing a mask. She did not continue, but didn't...
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    Player safety when injured

    No mask?
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    NAIA ruling on Transgender athletes

    Men don't belong playing women's sports. Why this is a conversation is beyond me. Taking drugs and/or removing body parts does not make one the opposite sex. That is rooted in science. Not judging, just stating fact. There, I said it.
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    Extra Inning Team Rankings

    Don't worry, the same business continues when your kid is in college. I could throw a dart and do better on some of these rankings.
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    Dallas Morning News article re Portal and Recruiting

    Don't remind me. And as bad as they screwed up Covid and transfer portal for softball...I give you this. https://nypost.com/2024/01/18/sports/miamis-cam-mccormick-gets-record-ninth-year-of-eligibility/
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    Dallas Morning News article re Portal and Recruiting

    NCAA is inept at best. They make these rules and don't think of unintended consequences. From the transfer portal to covid years, they seem to be hellbent on screwing things up. Just wait until these players unionize. NCAA deserves exactly what they get.
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    Fielders choice leads to stolen base. Can someone explain this play to me?

    Like I said, I was watching this online so what I saw is what you see. The coach did confer with the umpires but the ultimate ruling was the runner was safe. I thought for sure the safe call would be overturned but it wasn't. The coach accepted it and they moved on. MAYBE the pitcher was...
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    Fielders choice leads to stolen base. Can someone explain this play to me?

    I just happened to be watching this college game online and can't understand why the girl who ends up at second was not out. So hoping someone here can explain this to me. For the record this was D2 softball game in the South Atlantic. Even after the coach appealed the umpires ruled her safe...
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    POLL~ on this pitchers reaction

    If she doesn't mind a batflip when she gives up a dinger. Generally, I would say not a fan.
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    Rude Parents

    Generally it does tone down as the girls get older. By 16U most parents know coaches may be watching and are sitting in left field. I think 10U was the worst. 10U. Think about it. 10 year old girls.
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    Rude Parents

    Absolutely. And they lose their hearing so when when they are griping about an error, a slumping batter, a pitcher, or an umpire, it's usually loud enough for everyone around to hear it. Dad is my daughter's biggest fan, and although he does have astute insight into the game, we often had to...
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    Louisiana Ragin Cajuns 7 - OU 5

    The play at 5:15 killed me. I thought the Cajuns were cooked! Thankfully they came back. Felt bad for 2nd base.
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    HS Softball Started

    As a senior my kids team was 18-10. She was the #1 pitcher who is now playing in college. I'll be watching closely their record this year. One mom of a JR told me how my daughter wasn't that good. Considering her awards, 2.30 ERA, 285 strikeouts senior season (close to 600 career - 3 years...
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    Are pitchers required to stay within the 24” lines?

    My daughter was called for this in high school. Lines weren't even drawn. smh
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    Cost of college and scholarships

    DD is at a private D2. Half of her cost was covered by softball scholarship. Half of her cost was covered by academics. Classroom was just as important as the field in her case. As far as "minimal value", the overall cost covered will be in the 6 figures. There's even talk about graduate...
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    POLL~ about QUITING during the...

    At Nationals, 800 miles from home. At the field while awaiting our next game apparently 1 player/family decided they had had enough and were on their way home. Quite the drama, with people chasing and calling everyone. We ended up winning the whole enchilada and that family did return for the...
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    Bandaid on index finger

    My daughter uses super glue on her fingers to close blisters.
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    Pitching Technique Question HE -> IR

    You have it backwards. Speed > location. Think about overhand throwing, all natural movements occur across the body. Yet you want your daughter to throw underhand in-line with her body? Ditch your pitching "coach" yesterday, and let your daughter throw across her body which (you and her...

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