quote:Originally posted by TPM:
What I am trying to say is put away the gun and work on learning how to pitch,
I can understand PG's reasoning, but this past spring I was at a game where the dad had the gun out on every pitch, even calling out to son what he was throwing, man, I said to myself, this is ridiculous.
Why the need to gun in the bullpen? Can someone explain?
Easy. If Johnny normally throws 88 and he's only throwing 83, then look for a mechanical problem and fix it. Maybe his stride, his arm motion, his leg kick, etc. If he's throwing 88, then he gets a confidence boost that his mechanics are good.
Once Johnny hits 88 I would drop the gun and say "you're good".