I don't know if I'd call this "revenge" as much as "scoreboard". DD has been playing with 3 girls since 8U. All played rec in the same league. All went to TB about the same time (but to different teams). All 4 have started on the same HS team since freshman year (all now seniors).
DD has been told by the dads of 2 of the girls (one also a pitcher, one a catcher) that she doesn't throw hard enough, she'll never get out any good hitters, and she'll never be the #1 pitcher on any team she plays on.
My DD has been the #1 pitcher on the HS team since freshman year (despite being labeled a junk ball pitcher). She has also been the #1 pitcher on every travel team she's played on (although not always at the beginning). As many others have said on this site, at the higher levels it's not all about speed. If you have crap mechanics, you're not going to last against good hitters.
Last year HS pitcher #2 (whose motion has been cringe-inducing for years) finally throws her shoulder out, leaving DD to be the only pitcher for the HS team.
RESULT - first CIF title for DD's HS in 30 years, 22-8 record as the only pitcher, 1-hit SO in the CIF championship game.
Not bad for a kid who would never amount to anything as a pitcher (yet will be pitching D3 next year)...
DD has been told by the dads of 2 of the girls (one also a pitcher, one a catcher) that she doesn't throw hard enough, she'll never get out any good hitters, and she'll never be the #1 pitcher on any team she plays on.
My DD has been the #1 pitcher on the HS team since freshman year (despite being labeled a junk ball pitcher). She has also been the #1 pitcher on every travel team she's played on (although not always at the beginning). As many others have said on this site, at the higher levels it's not all about speed. If you have crap mechanics, you're not going to last against good hitters.
Last year HS pitcher #2 (whose motion has been cringe-inducing for years) finally throws her shoulder out, leaving DD to be the only pitcher for the HS team.
RESULT - first CIF title for DD's HS in 30 years, 22-8 record as the only pitcher, 1-hit SO in the CIF championship game.
Not bad for a kid who would never amount to anything as a pitcher (yet will be pitching D3 next year)...