I posted this on another thread last week, but it is relevant here so I copied it below:
These are some great stories!
As reading them, I too thought "I'm glad my son is not a pitcher." (Or, more accurately, glad he's not going to be a pitcher. He pitches regularly like most strong armed kids, and has put me through the paces many times nervous in the dugout or stands.)
But then I remembered: it's pretty tough on catchers too!
Remember the ALCS game Red Sox vs Yankees when Wakefield was throwing dancing knucklers that Varitek could hardly get a glove on? Ninth inning, Varitek let the tying run on with a missed third strike, then passed-balled him all the way to third.
One more miss and its a tie game, the curse probably survives and Varitek lives on in Buckner infamy.
What do you think HIS parents were doing?
When he squeezed that third strike, I remember squeezing it with him, right on my couch.
As a catcher's dad, I felt he appreciated the help.