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  1. Greenmonsters

    Help, Can't Stop Yelling

    ... at the TV while watching MLB catchers who can't execute a simple, fundamentally sound block! I don't even care whether it's ruled a WP or PB, trying to field or scoop or throwing a one-kneed block is never going to be as effective as a squared up, two-kneed block, which I've seen 14 yr old...
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    How Important is Good Blocking Catcher?

    Just ask the Cubs after Game 3 ends 1-0 in the Indians favor. How did that lone run score? The Cubbies' catcher (Contreras) butchered a block (scored as a WP because it bounced short) because he went down with only one knee and the ball kicked far enough away to allow the Indians runner on...
  3. Greenmonsters

    If You Could Write Two Letters...

    Knowing what you know now about DD and FP, if you or DD had to write the 2 letters described below, to whom would they go and what would they say? 1st letter - to someone who doubted/undermined DD's ability, potential, drive etc 2nd letter - to someone who believed in, supported, promoted or...
  4. Greenmonsters

    What do you do and how do you prepare for life after college softball?

    These are questions for players, as well as their softball-addicted parents, to think about before it ends all too quickly. Maybe helpful to consider even before committing to play college softball to provide long-term perspective. Questions prompted by my current situation (DD was a 2016...
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    Lefty Catchers Have Advantage Receiving RH pitchers

    Prompted by the recent LH catching thread and Lenski's video of his LH catcher in the catcher beast thread. Hadn't really recognized this before, but now that I have, I'm pretty convinced that a LH catcher has a receiving advantage over a RH counterpart when receiving a RH-throwing pitcher...
  6. Greenmonsters

    There's a School for Everyone

    As many have noted, there is a large world of "college softball" outside of D1. For some players DII, DIII, NAIA, JUCO softball may be the perfect fit for reasons not just related to ability. Along those lines, below is a link to an ESPN article about a pitcher who has proven that there is a...
  7. Greenmonsters

    Concussion Baseline Testing in College Ball

    With recent concussion discussions here and the heightened awareness in general about concussions and recovery protocols, I wanted to conduct an informal survey re how many colleges are doing baseline testing for softball, which traditionally is considered a non-contact sport. And if they are...
  8. Greenmonsters

    Resurrected Gems from Tumblebug

    I've created this thread to resurrect, share, and further preserve some nuggets of softball related information provided by Steven Anderson (founder of the Anderson Bat Company (ABC), the OG ABC, not the post 2013/14 version). I started looking for some of these posts while the "Which one would...
  9. Greenmonsters

    R Rated Catchers

    Please do not allow your DDs to watch or model themselves after the Red Sox catchers. Hannigan and Swihart both do a poor job of receiving and blocking because of poor technique. I understand Swihart is a recent convert to the position, but still..... I almost can't watch their games and...
  10. Greenmonsters

    Father-DD Wedding Dance Trend

    Something to consider..... Dad stops father-daughter dance for a game of catch PS I would've bet good money that Dad was a DFP member
  11. Greenmonsters

    Mask Hypothetical

    Would your DD seriously consider quitting the sport if she seriously injured (i.e., season-, career-, life-altering/threatening injury) a pitcher with a batted ball?
  12. Greenmonsters

    Lauren Hill, Rest In Peacel

    Prayers and thoughts for this courageous and inspirational young woman's family, friends, and loved ones. Mount St. Joseph basketball player Lauren Hill, 19, dies from pediatric brain cancer
  13. Greenmonsters

    Poll - Do We Have a New Personal Best?

    Your opinion needed. Does falling asleep at a restaurant with your head atop a take-home container after a college doubleheader trump falling asleep and rolling off the bleachers between the 3rd and 4th games of the day during a TB tournament? ETA - not me, but DD, who is striving to make the...
  14. Greenmonsters

    Where Do You Draw The Line?

    At what point, if any, should athletes become subject to public review, comment, praise, or criticism? Not a question that I haven't considered previously, but one that has re-surfaced in my mind after reading several recent threads. What do you think? I don't claim to have the answer, just...
  15. Greenmonsters

    A Practical Approach to Learning Separation

    After shoveling 5 feet of snow in the last 3 weeks, I have had a revelation. See how far you can throw snow using a shovel A) while standing on flat ground B) while standing on a ladder (Note: the snow-laden shovel should start in front of the body and then be swung launched laterally behind...
  16. Greenmonsters

    New Pitching Mantra

    After years of baseball/softball experience I have synthesized (OK, stumbled into would be more like it) the following philosophical conclusions regarding pitching: Throw for show, pitch for dough and (not quite as pithy, but probably more accurate), Speed kills, but placement and spin get...
  17. Greenmonsters

    Best Catching Models

    Who do you think are the catchers that we can point to as models for our own FP catchers? Open to any and all i.e., NCAA SB, MLB, your DD/DS, current, retired, rising, etc. Pix and video support welcome. IMO, unfortunately there are many elite-level catchers that are getting by with poor or...
  18. Greenmonsters

    Calling Pitches Philosophy

    Calling Catchers IMO, a short and very good 2005 article written by R.J. Anderson (Assistant Editor at Coaching Management) that was published in Coaching Management, 13.7, September 2005, Calling Catchers Discusses benefits of the catcher calling pitches in the college BB game. Primarily...
  19. Greenmonsters

    Groundswell Movement Redux

    Not that the wit and wisdom of the posts lost during the server upgrade could ever be replicated, but here's a thread dedicated to at the least the memory of those efforts. Feel free to post here about the DFP IOMT family of crazy uncles, aunts, brother in laws etc. An assuredly incomplete...
  20. Greenmonsters

    Stupid Good, Smart Bad?

    Food for thought - a recent quote from Zack Greinke, MLB pitcher, in an LATimes article written by Everett Cook “Baseball is a sport where being stupid and keeping things really simple a lot of times is the right way to do things,” he said. “There are very few guys that are capable of...

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