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    Tis the season

    Where teams that qualify for national tournaments play people who didn't help the team qualify over those who did; when the same teams will start complaining of lack of loyalty amongst players and parents who search for new opportunities on different teams, where hopefully the same thing won't...
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    Defensive Indifference

    You've all seen the situation 1,000 times. Runners on first and third with less than two outs. Runner at 1st takes of for second after the first pitch and is safe, as there is no throw down. I see lots of books scoring this as defensive indifference, but I still award an SB unless the game is...
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    Strike zone

    Watching grown men and women argue with an ump over strike zones always makes me scratch my head. When the same grown men and women insist the strike zone includes “at the knee,” (NOT from the top of the knee. . . )I just thank the Men and Women In Blue on Discuss Fastpitch for helping me avoid...
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    Scoring the infield fly that drops cleanly

    Another infield fly question, this is one that could probably only happen in 10u. :) Bases loaded, no outs, popup just in front of second base. FU calls infield fly immediately. 4, 6, and 8 (it's 10u) can't reach the ball. Ball hits ground, takes strange hop that nobody fields, and all three...
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    You might be experiencing Daddy Ball

    Or Mommy Ball when the coaches kid can walk 12 batters and hit two more over the course of four innings and still get a 5th inning. Meanwhile, two others who are statistically more accurate get one inning and no more if it doesn't go nearly perfect. Hate to see it. Only thing you can do is...
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    That Conversation

    The one about how I don't want to see moping, lack of effort, standing apart and feeling sorry for yourself, little enthusiasm, acting like you'd rather be reading your book or anywhere else during practice. Yep, we had it tonight. Hate having to do it but it was time for a good kick in the...
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    Waiting for the first tourney is like waiting for Christmas

    I really do appreciate the fact that DD's travel team coaches view the needs of a 10u team the way they do with a true 2-month break for an off-season, and love the fact that DD and I got to visit Athens this year because of it. But the suspense is overwhelming! We're still a few weeks out from...
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    A new organization

    I thought I knew all the possible organizations hosting tournaments (California): USA (formerly ASA); PGF; TCS; USSSA: NSA, plus the assorted organizations who host tournaments for the other organizations (Surf City, 1st to 3rd, Home to Home, DF, Capitol Sports are the ones I can think of). But...
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    Ouch

    Saw this on a message board, one pissed parent I presume. Not what you want to see no matter what the circumstances (names withheld): AVOID X Ball at all costs. Only play for XX if you like - Extremely high fees with zero accountability to parents - Head Coach with a very very low...
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    Call back, or no call back

    Wondering what the consensus is on whether TB coaches call to let you know your kid wasn't selected, or if they let you figure it out when you don't hear from them. Locally, most seem to call, especially if the coach is one that I know from previous interactions. I have a lot more respect for...
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    Love for the game

    As our local player agent for 13-16 year old girls in our rec league, I really had no idea what to expect as far as talent in the league, or attitude of players, or even whether they still really wanted to play this game we all love. Well, after watching them assess today for potential coaches...
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    Joining the family

    Well, I thought travel ball would wait a few years for me, but I'm joining the club this year as my oldest just made a 12U team. Never thought that she had the desire to play travel ball and while the talent started to come around, I still thought her most likely path would be making our...
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    Stockton, CA bak robbery victim was a softball Mom

    Saw this on HB, sadly it is geographically close to home, and also in our softball community: by Grapes10 » Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:38 am Dear Softball Community: I’m sure most of you have heard by now about the bank robbery and high speed chase that happened in the City of Stockton the day before...
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    Really great to see young ones understand defense

    Two plays from my little 8U team just made me so happy: 1, the other team hits a shot to left field, we have 3 OF only. MY LF (and DD) sprints after it, fires a strike to our SS who ran out to get the cut, who then relays it to third to hold the opposing team to a triple. Sure, she scored...
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    Great to see

    So, my little 8U's are all grown up! No, of course not really, but they won their division tourney this past weekend. It's only rec league, its only the division for the younger/not as good teams, but for a group that's been through the loss of a parent for one girl, the loss of a really close...
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    Worst weekend ever as a coach

    Not for any reason to do with the team's results, we're a very young 8U team and are struggling to find pitching, and frankly results don't bother me as we don't even keep standings at this level. Friday at work I got a call from one of my assistants, telling me that one of my girl's dad died in...
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    I love this game!

    3 hour practice Friday for my oldest (11), followed by a two hour practice for the young one (7) on Saturday, then two 3 hour clinics today. It was the warmest day of the year, and all the kids wanted to take it easy. I Had to push the oldest one to go to the clinic and give her the lesson on...
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    That moment

    When you see the culmination of 4.5 months of off-season hitting lessons come together; When your DD who struggled getting the ball out of the infield is now hitting rockets, even if they are at BP speed; When you see your DD drop her hands and actually hit that low inside pitch knowing she...
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    Obstruction call that I should know but don't

    Situation: Runners on 1st and third, runner from first attempts steal. Batter is called for obstruction (she does step into the catcher's way and bumps her, no doubt about the obstruction). Throw goes wide, runner from third crosses the plate. The Call: Batter is out, runner who was stealing...
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    Interesting play I just saw in the Sox Giants game

    1 out, runners on 1st and 3rd (Scutaro at 3rd), Posey hitting. Hits a foul fly fairly deep on a 1-1 count (I think), Sox up 2-1 in Bottom of 8. Victorino catches it, Scutaro tags and scores the tying run. Trying to think of how I would play a similar situation in softball. Posey was 0-3 before...

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