justbaseball posted:I dunno. I always wished my kids were hitters instead. Seemed like it would be a lot less nerve wrecking. Both were hitters through HS. I rarely felt anxious about it. I did pretty much all of the time when they pitched and they were two of the best pitchers in the area. Still, felt pretty darn anxious.
The only other position I ever heard anyone else express the terror that I sometimes feel was catchers parents. I can understand why. Runner on 3rd, game tied. Yeah, that would be nerve wrecking too I suppose.
I have to concur. I had a pitcher and a catcher. Both were stressful. I did not stress too much when they were batting though. At least I do not remember it now if I did. But when they were pitching and catching, I remember it well.
The catcher was allowed to call his own games in HS and travel. That actually made it kind of worse.