throwing down the middle
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Coach-n-Dad
Crazy Daddy
- Oct 31, 2008
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How old is your DD?
Well the coach is off to the side and he can't see in and out so unless she is pitching to a kid who couldn't hit it if it was on a tee, I wouldn't throw it down the middle. I'd smile sweetly and then throw it inside black or no more toward the middle from there than I had to to make the ump happy.
Coach-n-Dad
Crazy Daddy
- Oct 31, 2008
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Ummmmm, NO. Even if she was throwing 70 (a 70mph fastball goes over the fence real easy).
Like Mark H says, "smile sweetly" Nod and do NOT throw down the middle.
FJRGerry
Abby's Dad
Isn't it generally taught to the younger girls to throw your best pitch (down the middle?) for your first pitch and with a full count? I would think at the older ages though a down-the-middle fastball is just an invitation to get a big hit.
buckeye: while i understand the problem, you as a father need to butt out. if your dd has a problem, she needs to talk to the coach about it.
at the collegiate level. your DD must do what the coach tells her to do. If she doesn't want to, she should quit.
at the collegiate level. your DD must do what the coach tells her to do. If she doesn't want to, she should quit.
I agree the father should do no more than offer advice to his DD. That role goes away when he's looking up at the grass but beyond that, the college player has to handle college sports on her own short of a criminal offense. Having said that, if I'm the pitcher, I'm not throwing down the middle unless I want to wear that ball on my head.
I am letting her handle it, I told her whatever choice she makes it is her decision and I will back her 100%. She has had years of pitching lessons and KNOWS not to throw down the of middle. I was just wondering if I was missing something on strategy. BTW she has talked with coach, with no results.
- May 13, 2008
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The only time I will call for a pitch down the middle of the plate is when I'm pretty sure the pitcher won't (read: can't) throw it there.
I'll call pitches down the middle.... when a batter comes up that has terror in her eyes, and when she sets up she holds the bat straight up and down in the center of her body, with both elbows flared out.... yeah, you know the ones...
