@luptonbeers Two innings giving up a 7 spot and an 8 spot in the same game and I counted no less than a dozen players more interested in their family and girlfriends immediately after the game...they weren't even phased by that embarrassing effort or aware of how bad the optics of this were.
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Dear coaches who insist on calling pitches from the dugout:
• You should be checking in with your starting pitcher after their pre game bullpen to see how they are feeling. What they feel comfortable with and how everything else is feeling. (Just because the scouting report calls for something, doesn’t mean it’s what’s best for the pitcher on the mound that day.)
• Make sure you are aware of all the different pitches your pitchers throw (yes this has to be said).
• You should be finding time to discuss pitch selection with your pitcher and catcher on the why, when and how. (Coach = Teacher)
• If your pitcher is struggling with FB command, make sure to utilize their off speed, don’t keep throwing FB’s hoping it comes back. (Pitching 101)
• Make sure you are teaching them what it means to be UN-predictable with pitch selection. Stay away from patterns. (Remember, you’re calling pitches because you know better, so we would expect for you to not be predictable with what you call too.)
• Recognize what’s working for your pitchers that day, don’t just call pitches based of a scouting report. (Communicate with them and use your eyes to see what they are throwing better that day. Stop only looking at the “report.”)
• Find time to give them the reins. Give them opportunities to use what they are learning. (Or better yet, let them do it all the time and then go from there with teaching.)
Don’t forget too, if you’re smart enough to call pitches from the dugout then you are smart enough to teach THEM how to do it too. Realize most pitchers and catchers love this part of the game. Teach them and then let THEM play.
@RepKayGranger Except Scalise is not running for speaker...would you vote for Mickey Mouse for President? I thought your job there was to represent your constituents, not your conscience?
@PitchingCoachU@FlatgroundApp@NPA_Pitching Somebody teach this man what a towel drill is and what it does when done correctly!!! This is a plea for help!
HINT - it ain't anything close to what this 🤡 shows or says it is...
What a blessing to hear this Good Friday.
What gives me joy?
What do/will I endure to pursue that joy?
What matters so much to me that I would joyfully suffer?
How do I respond to shame?
What do I pursue earnestly?
Where is my finish line?
What is my ultimate goal in this life?
Jesus endured the cross, Hebrews tells us, “for the joy that was set before him.” What joy did Jesus see on the other side of Good Friday’s shame?
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