[QUOTE] My point is that you can't be afraid to walk batters under certain conditions
Took a look at the video over the week-end. Nice job. Your boy is pitching the next level(from HS) up and I am sure you are proud of him.
We basically agree the only difference is view point or maybe just wording. I think as a pitcher you have to be fearless in the zone as Perry Husband calls it. So instead of approaching it from the point of being afraid of walking someone a pitcher needs to have a stong mental approach and not be affraid to throw any of his pitches to get some one out. If it ends up out of the zone or gets hit thats just baseball. Your son demonstated that he was comfortable throwing his breaking pitch in any count and was successful.
Again just wording, but I think the underlying mental approach is critical for pitchers.