Maybe I'm overreacting, but some outside opinions would be appreciated. DD plays on a 12u team. They had try outs the first of August and were told the team would be finalized by August 12. They've been practicing hard two to three times each week for a month now and they just won their first tournament this last weekend. DD is one of three good pitchers on the team. One pitcher is a little better than the other two as far as keeping the ball on the corners and keeping the batters' timing off. The other two are pretty much even with each other. They all play on a fairly even rotation. The team's roster has 12 players on it.
An outfielder's dad mentioned to the coach that a friend of his has a daughter that used to play with his daughter and is looking for a new team this fall. He said she's a good pitcher and would like to try out. Coach went ahead and had the girl come to work out with the team tonight and welcomed her to the team with open arms. I didn't get to see the girl pitch. Maybe she is the next Jenny Finch....who knows? The thing that irritates me is that the team was supposed to be finalized a month ago. Tryouts were supposed to have been overwith a month ago.
If a coach's roster is full and he's got three good pitchers, then why would he go and look to add a fourth pitcher to the rotation? I think it would be hard to try to field a roster of 13, personally. What do you think?
An outfielder's dad mentioned to the coach that a friend of his has a daughter that used to play with his daughter and is looking for a new team this fall. He said she's a good pitcher and would like to try out. Coach went ahead and had the girl come to work out with the team tonight and welcomed her to the team with open arms. I didn't get to see the girl pitch. Maybe she is the next Jenny Finch....who knows? The thing that irritates me is that the team was supposed to be finalized a month ago. Tryouts were supposed to have been overwith a month ago.
If a coach's roster is full and he's got three good pitchers, then why would he go and look to add a fourth pitcher to the rotation? I think it would be hard to try to field a roster of 13, personally. What do you think?