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Old Mon Jul 14, 2014, 03:12pm
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by Linknblue View Post
...us looking like complete idiots for calling the pitches when no real advantage was being gained.
Ugh, I hate that argument.

Where does it say IPs should only be called when an advantage is gained? Where is the advantage gained when a pitcher puts her hands together, separates them to scratch her nose, and then puts them back together? Does a pitcher really gain an advantage when she interrupts her pitching motion?

You said tournament play, right? You really can't ignore stuff at that point. Rec ball, yeah, I can see it there. But these girls should know what they're doing especially at A level.
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