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Reply to "Calling pitches from the dugout"

Midlo Dad posted:

I got a chuckle from the post that talked about HS catchers wanting to call all fastballs, all the time.  Because my experience is exactly the opposite.  Kids fall in love with the breaking stuff. 

Want proof?  Next time your pitcher gets to an 0-2 count, call a fastball right down the middle and watch as the batter freezes and strike 3 is called.  You could do it again against the same hitter later in the game and get the same result.

Somewhere along the line, kids got taught that you throw a curve out of the zone on 0-2, period.  But if it's predictable, what good is it?

BTW, who is teaching kids that every curve should be a chase pitch?  When you do that, batters soon figure out that they can leave the bat on their shoulders for anything with spin, and sit dead red.

So true. Good stuff Middy.

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