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Been There, Done That (Baseball)
A young man I taught to be a pitcher was now 15, 6'1", and throwing in excess of 80 mph. Behind the plate was a scrawny (and scared) 13 YO who was maybe 5'4" and 130 lbs. I'm 6'1" and 260 and I am becoming a backstop for this catcher who sometimes doesn't even move when a high hard one comes by.
Several of those pitches went by my ear sounding like a swarm of angry bees; several more nicked me. Finally a high hard one drilled me smack in the middle of the mask and I landed flat on my back.
Got up, never said a word to anyone, walked over to the bench and told the coach to "put another catcher in there or I'm outta here." Got a new catcher w/no discussion.
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