Is it bad for me to wish for game cancellations?

lionbaseball5,000+ posts

So after playing 2 of 4 scrimmages so far and missing the first game of the season because of weather, I've been secretly wishing that as many games as possible will be cancelled this season.

This last scrimmage my son caught 2 innings and then pitched 2 innings. My son's accuracy was not good because he was throwing more with his arms. This was due to his legs, IMO, being tired from catching.

The coach has done this in both scrimmages and my son struggled with accuracy.

My son never caught and pitched in a game last year so I'm hoping this won't happen this year.

I just don't want to go to a game worrying if my son's arm will be abused.

2/24/1510:08 AM

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JCGStill working on a clever handle

No question you want to make sure your kid's arm is not abused.

No question it's better not to pitch and catch in the same game.

But unless things went very badly 2 innings of each shouldn't be a big problem if the player is in playing condition.

2/24/1512:39 PM

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2forU1,000+ posts

Too cold for baseball? You are kidding right? I agree, it is too cold. I would not worry about performing both duties for two innings each, but I would be concerned about how much actual warm up is given prior to pitching, the cool down afterwards, and what type of winter gear is worn to protect the arm (winter wear).

Good luck!

2/24/152:59 PM

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bacdorslider5,000+ posts

Baseball has a lot of hurdles, the ones that figure out how to get over them are the ones that keep playing. I agree it's cold, and catching and pitching are not ideal, make sure there is no abuse and dress warm....

2/24/1511:52 PM

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