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    Negative ulnar variance

    What experience do you have with negative ulnar variance? My DD is a pitcher and she had a terrific high school season. She pitched a lot of innings. There was a two week break between high school and club ball (which began on June 7). The next weekend (June 14) her wrist was painful after...
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    When is an umpire a duck?

    At a tourney last weekend, the plate umpire ducked towards the 3rd base dugout as the ball was coming to home plate – on every pitch. I estimate he lost sight of the ball at least 10 feet before the plate. Or even if he did not completely lose sight of the ball, his head was moving away making...
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    Zepp Sensor - Anybody used this?

    Have you folks seen or used the Zepp sensor? Seems to only be set up for swing analysis. Pitching analysis would be a natural progression. Zepp Baseball | Analyze & Improve Your Game It looks to be an interesting tool. (BTW, I am not affiliated with Zepp so this is not guerrilla...
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    An ump walks into a bar....

    This isn’t really a joke but I hope you find it interesting. : ) Something great about an ump and something I have never seen before. My DD had a 14U tourney last weekend in NY State and there were two unusual things that happened over the span of 6 games. The plate ump did a terrific job...
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    "Go get her!"

    My DD played a 14U tourney a couple of weeks ago that was put on by a local umpires association. Something happened that I have never seen before. Sometimes my DD leaps with the back foot losing contact with the ground. We are working on eliminating it, but sometimes it is there. When she...
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    Scoring question - Fielder's Choice or a hit? Earned or unearned run?

    Situation: - 2 outs - Runner on 3rd - Routine ground ball to second base - Second baseman fields ball and throws to home plate - Run scores - Both players safe How should this be scored? a. Base hit with an RBI, earned run b. Fielder's choice, earned run c. Fielder's choice...
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    Posting Team Stats

    Should a team post hitting, pitching and fielding stats for all to see? It will make some of the players happy and others will not be happy. What is best for all players? I keep the stats for my DD's club team and stats were given out last fall with everybody's information. There were some...
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    Run scored on illegal pitch - is it an earned run?

    Batter got on base with a walk. Stole second. Passed ball to third. Runner scored on an illegal pitch (leaping). Is this an earned run?
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    D3 Regional at Montclair State University (NJ)

    My daughter and I got to see two of the 3 games on championship Sunday for the NCAA regional. Susquehanna defeated DeSales. Virginia Wesleyan defeated Susquehanna and Montclair defeated Virginia Wesleyan in the finals. I had to leave to do Mother’s Day events (thanks to my dear wife for...
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    Scoring Question: Runner advances to 2B on an E and is batted in - is it an earned ru

    No outs Batter One hits a single Batter Two hits a pop fly to left field that is dropped – Error on left fielder Batter One advances to second on the error. Two runners on, no outs Situation A: Batter Three hits a single. Batter One scores from second base Inning ends with three strikeouts...
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    Scoring Question – Errors, RBI’s and Earned Runs

    No outs Batter One hits a triple Batter Two hits a ground ball to the third baseman Third baseman holds runner at third base and throws out Batter One at first base Runner at third base takes a big lead, but doesn’t break for home First baseman tries to pick off the runner (Batter One) at third...
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    No windmill for recreation softball?

    Our local softball leadership is considering banning windmill pitching for town recreation softball. Their idea is to encourage more girls to play. Other towns in our area have gone to non-windmill recreation leagues. What do you think? Is this a good idea or not?
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    High school coaches running paid clinic for players about to enter the highschool

    The high school and junior varsity coaches for our local school are running paid softball clinics for 7th and 8th grade softball players that will feed into their high school at a newly opened facility. One of the facility owner’s daughters is a 7th grader who will attend the high school as...
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    The Flap - Markwort Perfect Circle Pitcher's Training Aid - Any use for this?

    I have seen some pitchers use a flap attached to their leg with an elastic band as a pitching aid. I assume it was the Markwort Perfect Circle Pitcher's Training Aid. They have it positioned so it sticks out directly to the right of the body. If the pitchers got open at all, they would not be...
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    Hello elbow, the flap and a waste of time. What is the ethical thing to do?

    My DD had batting practice tonight. In the next 2 tunnels were pitching coaches teaching a string of methods that are hard to understand in this information age. I saw them work with 3 pitchers – 12, 14 and 15 year olds. Each of the pitchers struggled even though they are terrific athletes...
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    It was just 2 inches, but it took several months

    My daughter had a noticeable drop of power, control and movement during the summer travel season. She was the clear number one on her club team up to that point. With so many practices and games, it was difficult to spend enough time with the pitching coach to diagnose and fix the issue...
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    Amount of pressure on the drive foot

    Looking at the most powerful pitchers in our area, they are all leap and drag pitchers. When they leap off the pitchers plate they (mostly) drag their drive foot and appear to replant. They also stay back and replant the drive foot before the stride foot lands. The drive foot seems to...
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    Father, I name thee “Sir Hector”

    It’s been an interesting start of a fall club ball season with a new team. The coaches and parents are mostly wonderful. The majority are certainly invested in their DD’s success while being reasonable and appropriately reserved during the games (in the critique of their DD). It is tough to...
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    Coaching through the transition - what are the differences?

    I am the AC on my DD’s 14U team. It is a mixed group of first and second year 14’s. The team is just getting to know each other and it seems like a great group of young ladies. Thankfully the parents appear to be sane. But it is early. My question is about the transition the young ladies...
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    Ethics in the tryout season

    I was talking to a leader of a club travel organization (10U through 18U) in another state. We talked about the fact that many girls change organizations during the tryout season. He said he didn't like that parents shop their children to different teams. He seemed a little offended about...

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