Pitchers, Pitchers, Pitchers. What about Catchers?

[DonnieS]

My oldest DD is a pitcher and the younger, a catcher. There is no shortage of discussions about pitchers and pitching topics, but not much (if any that I can remember) about catchers.

HHHMMM ? If a pitcher has a sore arm, leg or hip ... we all say " ice-heat-rest" ... If a Backstop has a sore knee, instep, back, arm.... we say " suck it up, how's the pitcher? "

A screw up on my part that I will never forget - had been moving my 3 pitchers in and out, trying very hard to keep them fresh, we were in the losers bracket of a big tournament. Catcher is one that wants all the reps she can get behind the plate - that does not excuse me from watching and paying attention to how she is doing - we had had several injuries already and were down to 9 semi-healthies. We come up to the semi and dd says 'dad, xxx is hurt' -I go over to her and she is quietly crying, left her mask on so I wouldnt see. She tells me 'Coach, I cant go'. Wearing the gear all day had chaffed her skin so bad she was in pain. She says 'Coach, leave me in, I can play, but I cant catch.' I have two other catchers on the team who are very good as well but they also have solid 2nd positions. Its now super-glued in my memory that every time I switch a pitcher I go and check my catcher just as close.

[Coach11]

....every time I switch a pitcher I go and check my catcher just as close.

Just felt it was worth repeating.

[GIMNEPIWO]

My oldest DD is a pitcher and the younger, a catcher. There is no shortage of discussions about pitchers and pitching topics, but not much (if any that I can remember) about catchers.

HHHMMM ? If a pitcher has a sore arm, leg or hip ... we all say " ice-heat-rest" ... If a Backstop has a sore knee, instep, back, arm.... we say " suck it up, how's the pitcher? "

A screw up on my part that I will never forget - had been moving my 3 pitchers in and out, trying very hard to keep them fresh, we were in the losers bracket of a big tournament. Catcher is one that wants all the reps she can get behind the plate - that does not excuse me from watching and paying attention to how she is doing - we had had several injuries already and were down to 9 semi-healthies. We come up to the semi and dd says 'dad, xxx is hurt' -I go over to her and she is quietly crying, left her mask on so I wouldnt see. She tells me 'Coach, I cant go'. Wearing the gear all day had chaffed her skin so bad she was in pain. She says 'Coach, leave me in, I can play, but I cant catch.' I have two other catchers on the team who are very good as well but they also have solid 2nd positions. Its now super-glued in my memory that every time I switch a pitcher I go and check my catcher just as close.

I watched a team screw themselves right out of a tourny by sticking with the same catcher through every game while they had one of equal ablilty on the bench ... the poor girl was spent .... aaarrggghhh!
... Anyway, we have had 2 starters & switch every game ... if the hurler has a favorite back stop we work it out ... not sure for this year because one of them aged out and will only be available for 23u .....

[GIMNEPIWO]

....every time I switch a pitcher I go and check my catcher just as close.

Just felt it was worth repeating.

Twice ...