Come to the dark side…lol
We've given up on illegal pitches being called other than girls stepping on with their hands together. Our pitching instructor started teaching my daughter the Monica Abbot delivery, including the extra illegal step.
Maybe because that's the most obvious one.Curious why of all illegal pitches is stepping on with the hands together one that you are concerned with?
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I understand why umpires don't call it.Every time this discussion comes up I feel like such a chump for all the lessons, time, and money spent on making sure DD has a legal delivery.
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because for that one, a pitcher can correct it if she pays attention and remembers to step on the mount with hands separated. So once the umpire calls it once, the pitcher has a chance to correct without being called again and again. But for stepping thing and crow hop, pitcher can not change her mechanics on the spot. Most likely the umpire will have to call the illegal pitches again and again.Curious why of all illegal pitches is stepping on with the hands together one that you are concerned with?
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Maybe reread that. I'm not concerned about that at all. I said that's the only illegal pitch that ever gets called.Curious why of all illegal pitches is stepping on with the hands together one that you are concerned with?
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I disagree. It's usually the parents of the pitchers who have taken the time (and money) to pitch legally, and who know the rules, are the ones to complain.But, have you ever noticed it's usually the parent who's kid struck out with a $500 bat that complains the most about the pitcher being "illegal"? If you want pitchers to use 1950's rules of not leaping, jumping, crow hopping, etc. then go back to 1950's bats and balls too. Yea, like that'll actually happen. lol
Fair enough, I was being factious anyway.I disagree. It's usually the parents of the pitchers who have taken the time (and money) to pitch legally, and who know the rules, are the ones to complain.