CaCO3Girl posted:old_school posted:it seems pretty obvious to me that if the catcher is getting hit he is to close...I don't think it matters if the kid has long loopy swing. He is batting and he is entitled to swing however he likes. the fact the swing is long means the catcher better pay attention and back up.
I don't think you are imagining this correctly old_school. My son was in the exact spot he was suppose to be. The right handed batter is at the plate. He is holding his bat with two hands, swings, and as he swing through he lets go of the bat with his right hand and the left one keeps the strong swing motion going in a giant circle as he twists his body....BAM...the bat hits my kid squarely in the back of the head.
oh I get it, I have seen it, the truth is the kid is in the box and swung - if the catcher got hit he is to close. Hell played catcher for many years...and occasionally (serveral times over the years) I got hit because I was always right up tight "right where u r supposed to be"
it happens.