- May 17, 2012
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I have seen situations where in game coaching has won the game, and we have all seen too many situations where in game coaching has lost games. Pitch calling is no different. My daughter pitches, and two summers ago she spent the entire summer as a pick-up player/bracket pitcher (No team dues and tournament fees was great). I am going to step on the toes of a lot of coaches, but the majority of the time an experienced catcher is far better at calling pitches than a coach. Now, some teams have the entire team wear the armband, and call shifts that match the pitch.
I disagree with almost everything you said.
Why is an experienced catcher better at calling pitchers than the person throwing the pitches? It's laughable. This is why pitchers do and should have the final say in the pitch being called.
The reality the best "pitch caller" is a combination of the pitcher, catcher, and coach in real time.
Any person who says the catcher/coach/pitcher/pitcher's parent/SS is "better" is just biased.