"Pitchers parents are nervous wrecks when their kids pitch"
Yep, that just about sums it up in one fell swoop. lol. I was just having this conversation last night with FloridaFan. His son and mine play in the same league where his son is a SS and mine is a RHP. I was telling him in a light hearted chat that I would give anything if my son was an everyday position player. That I felt like I could sit back, relax and enjoy watching the games much more easier. He told me that at the levels our boys are at that it is just as agonizing for a position player's parent to watch them have a hard night at the plate and I'd imagine out in the field at times also. I suppose I was thinking more along the lines of being able to watch my son play every night being fun. As opposed to my son who is a starter and has to wait every 5 days to perform. The build up in anticipation of what could happen is excruciating. I had wondered if parents of Relievers felt anything but listening now to PGStaff above I can now see they do. lol. So it appears to me that there really isn't ANY solace or peace as a parent! We all get twisted up in knots when they play.
But I will go on record here to say this: The knot in the stomach is twisted just a little bit tighter and harder in the parent whose son pitches! Hands down. Last night I was almost nauseous before game time up until he was relieved.
YGD