J/K of course but he got his first chance to pitch tonight in his 8 yr old league... he faced three batters, and struck out all three. Doesn't mean much.. but exciting for me nonetheless 
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J/K of course but he got his first chance to pitch tonight in his 8 yr old league... he faced three batters, and struck out all three. Doesn't mean much.. but exciting for me nonetheless
Good for him and you!
My 7 year old is in machine pitch. Next year, kid pitch. I'm looking forward to teaching him to pitch this summer and fall. If you can pitch, you're always playing.
Keep us posted.
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nole
For what is is worth keep him away from throwing curveballs and try to teach him a changeup.
nole-- same here they do machine pitch for 5 innings and then working in kid pitch in the last inning...good way to do it I guess... kid pitch can take a lot longer then machine pitch sometimes
For once I agree with you Sponge.
25G, I remember the same excitement, only to be
smashed by the politics and coach's sons bias of
Little League Baseball. It's the reason baseball is
dying. Just wait, you'll see. And you'll see it sooner
than later. It just gets worse. The parents are
absolute freaks. Let's bring this thread back in four
years, you will understand. Any other sport you
will advance with your skills. Baseball, you can be a
fat, slow, dumpy POS but if your dad is a coach or
sucks a coach's dick, you're in like flint.
I know your politics stink but what might be worse is your taste in the mojo. ecck.:scared :com:
Agreed! (Although I had a helluva curve!)
Teaching nothing but "bringing the heat!"
nole
Noles i had one to. How does your shoulder and elbow feel? I think mine is finally better after 20 years. Well the elbow is that is. I coached three years and taught one kid after he kept begging me how to throw one. Saw him years later and he wanted to kill me. I said "see i tried to tell you". If a kid can bring a little heat a change is all he needs. If he can learn it early it will be nasty when he gets older. then you teach him the curve or better yet the split finger.
I agree 100% politics play a big part in Little League. High school not as much, at least in my experience. What pissed me off was the summer league teams in high school I played on, you had to know the dad of the coach to play, politics played a huge role on that team.
Doesn't mean much? The heck it doesn't. Was he smiling afterwards? There is nothing better in my mind that working with these kids and seeing them excel - or at least get better. And when it's your own, all the better. My stepson has really grown, pitched last year for our team for the first time and got better as the year went on. Why? Because I took him out to the field on weekends and we practiced a lot. Doesn't make me special, but it makes him special because of the time.
This year he was #1 or #2 starter (depending on if you ask me or someone else...ha) on his middle school team, and looks like he could be pretty good if he stays interested.
It starts with that one inning. You - and he - will never forget it, and you never should. Congrats, and let him know the Twins could use a short reliever for a few weeks...:tongue
This year he was #1 or #2 starter (depending on if you ask me or someone else...ha) on his middle school team, and looks like he could be pretty good if he stays interested.
It starts with that one inning. You - and he - will never forget it, and you never should. Congrats, and let him know the Twins could use a short reliever for a few weeks...:tongue
Congrats thats really awesome. I can't wait to teach my kid to pitch when I finally have one somewhere down the line. Definetly agree with Sponge, on the curveball issue. I started throwing one when I was about 10 or so, so stupid. By the end of my senior year I could only pitch 2 innings before my arm felt like it was going to fall off.
I won 2 championships in three years of coaching but Chad you are right. The year i didn't win it we improved so much it was more fun then the year we did win it. I had a kid that was brutal but i just kept at him trying to get him to have some confidence and some fun. He was one of those kids that when a ball was hit to him i wasn't worried about him catching it. I was more worried about him getting hurt by it. The last game of the year this kid throws his glove up on a shot to right center and makes a game saving catch. Man the crowd went nuts and the team tackled him. This kid was grinning ear to ear and man i have to admit a tear ran down my eye. Made it all worth it seeing that kids face.
