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Old Sun Oct 29, 2006, 05:58pm
Chris_Hickman Chris_Hickman is offline
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This will be my last post on this subject. My point has always been that I only break up a trip if I feel the coach is taking too long. I have gone through several games where I have never walked to the mound because the coaches make it quick. I do not believe a trip is a teaching tool. Teaching is at practices. A trip, IMO, is to talk stragity. And it should not take longer than 15-20 mississippi's + or - a little. If you are on the dish and the coach is chirpin about pitches...then decides to walks to the mound to talk to his pitcher, he probually wants to talk to you too. What are you going to do if he is out there for 1-2 minutes waitin' on you? Are you going to ignore him? Don't let him dictate how long he will stay out there? Just break up the trip if he takes too long....Chris