Bat Speed -- Baseball Hitting Forum

Posted by: Teacherman () on Tue Nov 4 19:34:10 2003

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> RQL, tell me, do the dads of the pitchers in your son's league advise their sons to throw at the batters and knock them on their butt?
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> One pitcher on my league got smashed in the face, fractured his orbital bone and needed reconstructive surgery. Would you change your views if you knew this batter was encouraged by his father to knock this pitcher on his butt, but missed and got the pitcher in the eye?
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> I don't know any youth league that would tolerate this behavior. That's some lesson to teach a young boy.....what ever happened to sportsmanship and respect for the opposing players.

Settle down......If you've never heard about hitting the ball right back at the pitcher you haven't been around baseball much.
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> <Must tell, my son 8,knocked a pitcher on his butt with a line drive tonight,I have been telling him to strive for that since he was 4 I was 10 before I did.I must calm him down though the kids on the ground and my son is jumping up and down on 1st yelling I did it dad,we had a talk after the game as my dad had with me.I have been waiting for that talk.>
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> > RQL, tell me, do the dads of the pitchers in your son's league advise their sons to throw at the batters and knock them on their butt?
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> > One pitcher on my league got smashed in the face, fractured his orbital bone and needed reconstructive surgery.  Would you change your views if you knew this batter was encouraged by his father to knock this pitcher on his butt, but missed and got the pitcher in the eye?
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> > I don't know any youth league that would tolerate this behavior.  That's some lesson to teach a young boy.....what ever happened to sportsmanship and respect for the opposing players.
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> Settle down......If you've never heard about hitting the ball right back at the pitcher you haven't been around baseball much.
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