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Originally posted by GarthB
What's the best compliment a Coach can give? Batter to Coach after taking a called third strike. That pitch was ........ (fill in the blank). Quit complaning he's been calling that a strike the whole game.
Why do umpires think that's a compliment? All the coach is saying is that for whatever reason you have consistently believed that pitch to be a strike. The coach is not necessarily saying that that is a good thing.
I prefer hearing the coach say, "He's right that was a strike. You gotta swing at those."
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Those words echo from my mouth on a regular basis.
I've been coaching younger players for years and tell them all with two strikes not to leave it up to the umpire but to take control of the situation.
My other favorite is "You're the only one with a bat out here so you're the only one who can hit it"