What are your most hated phrases to hear while watching your kids play? At the top of my list are: " Just throw strikes! "; "A walk is as good as a hit. " and "Just put it in play."
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Mine are....
"Coach you stink"
"You are the worst coach in the history of the game"
"I know people and you are going to get fired Monday"
These hurt my feelings and I'm sensitive.
"Coach you stink"
"You are the worst coach in the history of the game"
"I know people and you are going to get fired Monday"
These hurt my feelings and I'm sensitive.
"Hit it just like you did in practice (or the cage)".
I understand the concept of what the person is trying to say, but I disagree with expressing it in that way.
I understand the concept of what the person is trying to say, but I disagree with expressing it in that way.
"Whats the score?" from persons that have been present but not paying any attention to the game.
quote:Originally posted by YesReally:
"Whats the score?" from persons that have been present but not paying any attention to the game.
Amen! And I second that one with . . . "Can I see your book? That should be scored a hit for my Johnny . . . not an ROE!"
Keeping in mind that my book is solely to help keep me following the game, and the only stats ever recorded are for 2013's recruiting website.
Good try ( on an error) good try ( on a strike out, especially looking on a good call by the ump) I know the intent is to lift their spirits but don't tell them it was a good try if it wasn't. Tell them to get me next time, keep working, keep your head up. my favorite is "it needs to stop raining". Shut the hell up we live in Seattle and its not going to. I think all the high schools need to take over safeco since it has not been used for anything resembling baseball in years.
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I'm taking lessons so I'm not quite ready to musically accompany your tears coach...
I have to retrofit this to accommodate my needs. I've ordered a doublechin rest and I have to make the 'F-Holes' bigger along with letting the waist out quite a bit. At least my bridge leads to somewhere.
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- "These hurt my feelings and I'm sensitive."
I'm taking lessons so I'm not quite ready to musically accompany your tears coach...
I have to retrofit this to accommodate my needs. I've ordered a doublechin rest and I have to make the 'F-Holes' bigger along with letting the waist out quite a bit. At least my bridge leads to somewhere.
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I hate when pitchers parents ride the umpire on every pitch....IT DOESN"T MAKE THE GUY WANT TO GET IT RIGHT! Let the coach do his job. Parents should keep their mouths shut on umpires calls, that's not our role.
"Well THAT worked!..."
"Put so and so in"
"Put so and so in"
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What I hate to hear from anyone in the stands...
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What I hate to hear from anyone in the stands...
- "Take a pass on the Porta-John®. It's the worst!"
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quote:Originally posted by YesReally:
"Whats the score?" from persons that have been present but not paying any attention to the game.
Guilty as charged
Nice job, Blue!
Opponents & their supporting Spectators yelling incessantly "YOU'RE AN ANIMAL" during their sides offensive & defensive plays...!
...one such play-off game, the opponents even went so far as pulling out their Wood bats, when the BESR bats were still legal. As if to "Show Us"...we can even beat you with our Wood vs. your BESR bats!
Well let's just say...our Team & Spectators would never be allowed to act in such a way. Quiet...hustle...do your job...cheer respectfully...& always represent yourselves, your TEAM, & your School, in a positive manner. But, on that particular day & game...it was kinda fun to watch a certain 2013 Closer come out on the mound with a 5 to 1 deficit and get the come from behind WIN! Oh, and it didn't take the Opponents long to retrieve their BESR bats out of their bags & for ALL of their side to quiet down!
"You're due Tommy."
I couldn't blame Tommy if he turned around and said, "hey thanks. I hadn't noticed I popped up 3 times today. thanks for pointing that out in your pretend support voice.
I couldn't blame Tommy if he turned around and said, "hey thanks. I hadn't noticed I popped up 3 times today. thanks for pointing that out in your pretend support voice.
"well there goes the no-hitter!"
Said after the first batter in the first inning gets a double!
Said after the first batter in the first inning gets a double!
" Come on Johnny...you can do it!" "You're due!"
(You might just as well announce over the PA, "Hey, move in OF...this kid couldn't hit the ball, if his life depended on it!)
when I went to my sons games I sat with other parents. After hearing the usual my kid should be playing ss or pitching or the coach does not know what he is doing or the umpire stinks I developed the routine of getting as far away and still be able to see the game. so no matter what saying I did not hear much.
quote:Originally posted by Shelby:
Opponents & their supporting Spectators yelling incessantly "YOU'RE AN ANIMAL" during their sides offensive & defensive plays...!
A funny story. At a tournament last year in the championship game, one of the mom's from the opposing team, whose son was pitching, kept screaming "give them the oatmeal Johnny, give them the oatmeal" over and over. It got on everyones nerves.
Fast forward to the last inning. My son's team is up and closing the game out. I see him walk from his position (3B) to the pitcher, give him the ball, and say something. On the ride home I asked:
Me: "So, what did you say when you gave him the ball?
Son: "I told him to shove the oatmeal up their a**"
The one most commonly heard at every ballpark and sometimes several times a game.
" COME ON BLUE!"
" COME ON BLUE!"
For me, sometimes it's what people don't say. In this case, the parents who pay a passing interest at best to the game; except when their All Star is playing. He gets all their encouragement and attention.
It's a team game.
It's a team game.
quote:Originally posted by Prepster:
For me, sometimes it's what people don't say. In this case, the parents who pay a passing interest at best to the game; except when their All Star is playing. He gets all their encouragement and attention.
It's a team game.
Exactly why we sit down the sidelines...
We come to actually watch!!!
I know from a coaches perspective sitting in the dugout, its not always what people in the stands are saying, but how often they say it. There are always those one or two parents that seem to find one phrase they like and just say it over and over. It may not even be that bad, but by the 50th time you can't stand it. The absolute worst in when parents try to give players hitting or pitching tips in the middle of the game. "Keep your elbow up", "watch your back leg", etc. especially when it is the opposite of what you've been trying to teach the kid in practice.
As a fan: My son has been an all-star every year since LL. He should be starting.
The year I was dumb enough to be scorekeeper: How did you score that?
Followed by: "You don't know the game" from someone who thinks they know the game.
Followed by evening phone calls and emails explaining how I scored it wrong once the stats hit the website.
As a travel coach watching a school game: "What would you have done there?" I don't second guess coaches from the stands. Standing two hundred feet down the line with a trusted friend/parent is another situation.
The year I was dumb enough to be scorekeeper: How did you score that?
Followed by: "You don't know the game" from someone who thinks they know the game.
Followed by evening phone calls and emails explaining how I scored it wrong once the stats hit the website.
As a travel coach watching a school game: "What would you have done there?" I don't second guess coaches from the stands. Standing two hundred feet down the line with a trusted friend/parent is another situation.
I once had a dad that wanted me to go watch his son pitch. He had been bragging about his son for some time so I went to see the kid. I got to the game and dad said watch his curveball. Guess he thought it was a doozy... It wasn't. So the kid pitches and dad sits next to me. After just about every pitch he says (acually screams... Whoooo, did you see that. Then I noticed he was actually giving his son signs from the stands. It was embarrassing! After a couple innings I told dad I had to leave and get to another game. I lied, but had to get away from the guy. His son wasn't very good, some of the other kids on the team were much more interesting, but he never mentioned them at all. You wouldn't know anyone else was on the team. As I was leaving dad asked what I thought. I said, he's got a chance if he keeps working. Not exactly a lie I guess. Dad looked happy... I got out of there.
When a pitcher gets behind: "Let him hit it" :frustrated:
quote:Originally posted by PGStaff:
I once had a dad that wanted me to go watch his son pitch. He had been bragging about his son for some time so I went to see the kid. I got to the game and dad said watch his curveball. Guess he thought it was a doozy... It wasn't. So the kid pitches and dad sits next to me. After just about every pitch he says (acually screams... Whoooo, did you see that. Then I noticed he was actually giving his son signs from the stands. It was embarrassing! After a couple innings I told dad I had to leave and get to another game. I lied, but had to get away from the guy. His son wasn't very good, some of the other kids on the team were much more interesting, but he never mentioned them at all. You wouldn't know anyone else was on the team. As I was leaving dad asked what I thought. I said, he's got a chance if he keeps working. Not exactly a lie I guess. Dad looked happy... I got out of there.
Isn't it funny how they never mention the other quality players on the team?
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And you drove straight to here...
Comfort "get-away-from-it-all" food...loosely!
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- "I got out of there."
And you drove straight to here...
Comfort "get-away-from-it-all" food...loosely!
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I agree that 'just throw strikes' is my very top on the list.
"Tie goes to the runner."
"He's gotta slide, Blue!"
"He's gotta slide, Blue!"
quote:Originally posted by Jimmy03:
"Tie goes to the runner."
That one cracks me up every time I hear it. But you'd be surprised how many people that "know" baseball (or think they know) believe this rule exists. It doesn't.
quote:Originally posted by Prepster:
For me, sometimes it's what people don't say. In this case, the parents who pay a passing interest at best to the game; except when their All Star is playing. He gets all their encouragement and attention.
It's a team game.
Prepster, as you remember you and I have sat and watched a game together and I know, firsthand, that YOU...are the ultimate 'team parent and fan.'
Completely positive, completely a fan of everyone.
My favorite: "Just keep your eye on the ball". Not bad advice, but to a high schooler?!
On the boys team theirs a freshmen when he starts on the mound the whole family/entourage shows up. Literally any call (I mean any)that goes against him prompts the group to berate the umpire. As soon as he is lifted for a reliever, whatever the score or situation the entire group (15-20) gets up and leaves.
"That ones on you Blue" Must be alot of sleepless nights for umpires!
A different sport, but amusing. A Latino family moved to the area. Their kid was big so he had some impact on a basketball game despite being awkward. I'm guessing the family was learning English watching SportsCenter. When the kid scored the entire family would yell, "Boo-yaaaah!"
"Nice pitch, Pitchersname"
Like he's supposed to do a bad pitch?
Like he's supposed to do a bad pitch?
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Some pitches (and decisions) are better than others.
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Some pitches (and decisions) are better than others.
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"Sayings you hate to hear in the stands from other parents"
Hey Jerseydad...I left my wallet in the car, can you spot me a ten to buy 50/50 tickets?
Hey Jerseydad...I left my wallet in the car, can you spot me a ten to buy 50/50 tickets?
"Hands to the ball"
"Don't drop the back shoulder"
"Stay tall"
"Get the back elbow up!" (Not awful advice, but leads to pushing if done improperly.
"Swing level" (Level to what? Most of the time, the ground)
"You popped that up because you swung up!"
"Just throw strikes!"
"Be a hitter!" (What do you expect him to be?)
"Swing at strikes!" (He's going to swing at balls?)
"Get the weight on the back side!" (most kids do it by swaying back and get it outside the rear foot)
"Keep your head in!"
"Keep the shoulder in!"
I'm more of a hitting guy, that's why the majority of what I hate is hitting advice.
"Don't drop the back shoulder"
"Stay tall"
"Get the back elbow up!" (Not awful advice, but leads to pushing if done improperly.
"Swing level" (Level to what? Most of the time, the ground)
"You popped that up because you swung up!"
"Just throw strikes!"
"Be a hitter!" (What do you expect him to be?)
"Swing at strikes!" (He's going to swing at balls?)
"Get the weight on the back side!" (most kids do it by swaying back and get it outside the rear foot)
"Keep your head in!"
"Keep the shoulder in!"
I'm more of a hitting guy, that's why the majority of what I hate is hitting advice.
quote:Originally posted by calisportsfan:
I hate when pitchers parents ride the umpire on every pitch....IT DOESN"T MAKE THE GUY WANT TO GET IT RIGHT! Let the coach do his job. Parents should keep their mouths shut on umpires calls, that's not our role.
The funny thing about folks in the stands griping about umpire’s calls, is that they only gripe when the call goes against them. When the same call is made but against the other team, suddenly the umpire got it right, and it bounces back and forth all through the game!
