Reply to "Position players who pitch are the best players on the team."

Tiger3boy100+ posts

Specialization is a little troubling to me.

I coach the High School team, but play in an 18+ MABL league on the weekends. You would not believe the number of guys in our league who can ONLY pitch, and obviously not well enough to be getting paid for it.

At 39 I am still playing almost every inning, despite not having any great physical gifts, because I am able to play 8 of the 9 positions (catching is not one).

If all of our players went on to make a living in the game I could accept the call for specialization, but I want them to still be playing when they are old men.

I expect my shortstop to throw like a shortstop from the mound, and am not obsessive about mechanics, so long as he is challenging hitters. If I have a kid who wants to really focus on pitching mechanics, we will usually find him a spot at 1st, in a corner outfield position, or at DH, but we cannot afford to have a kid just sit when he is not on the mound.

1/15/0510:18 PM

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