Little League warming up require you to pitch?

[Mbilica]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

That needs clarification.

As for throwing:

Ground balls to IF between innings.

Relay on a ball in the RF corner.

Return throw on an attempted out at 1B.

Cut and throw on play at plate redirected to another base.

Throw to 2B when a runner goes on a pickoff and F1 throws to 1B (the normal play)

Throw to 1B after fielding a bunt.

Cross diamond throw on an infield out with a runner in jeopardy at 3B.

Throw home for a play at the plate.

Yep - not much throwing - not.

Injured? in LL as in the OP? Go sit with Mom.

Most of these responsibilities can be covered for by the 2nd baseman or someone else. Frankly, if the kid is injured, and you are still playing him, then whoever else you have would probably still be worse than the injured player.

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[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Mbilica

Most of these responsibilities can be covered for by the 2nd baseman or someone else. Frankly, if the kid is injured, and you are still playing him, then whoever else you have would probably still be worse than the injured player.

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So you'd retrain your team while the replacement pitcher was warming up?

He's 11-12. He's injured. Sit him.

[Mbilica]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

So you'd retrain your team while the replacement pitcher was warming up?

He's 11-12. He's injured. Sit him.

I would sit him. Why are we arguing so much about this? What lessons about officiating are being gained from the direction this discussion is headed? I thought this was a hypothetical case where a kid with an injured arm had to play. I obviously missed the point you were going for.

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[Rich]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

So you'd retrain your team while the replacement pitcher was warming up?

He's 11-12. He's injured. Sit him.

And if we only had 9 players?

C'mon. Sometimes kids play when they aren't 100%. Nobody's saying that his arm is falling off here. The strain of pitching is obviously more than that of playing first base.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Rich

And if we only had 9 players?

C'mon. Sometimes kids play when they aren't 100%. Nobody's saying that his arm is falling off here. The strain of pitching is obviously more than that of playing first base.

He's 11-12. 65-75 years to go in life. 7-10, maybe more, of baseball if he's good. Not wrecking an arm now.

WAY too many people pushing kids WAY too hard at WAY too young an age.

Read LL 4.17 Game stops. BoD decides what next. Most likely reschedule as it was an injury issue.

[Mountaincoach]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

He's 11-12. 65-75 years to go in life. 7-10, maybe more, of baseball if he's good. Not wrecking an arm now.

WAY too many people pushing kids WAY too hard at WAY too young an age.

Read LL 4.17 Game stops. BoD decides what next. Most likely reschedule as it was an injury issue.

Fine--we all agree. Don't play a kid with an injury. Reschedule, forfeit, whatever.

But you're avoiding the question, and everybody sees that. You had no problem scoffing at the multiple 1st base suggestions (even wrote an essay about the duties of a first baseman), but you didn't offer your own suggestion when we asked. SO, one more time, we'd like to hear your answer--if you had 9 relatively equal ballplayers, and one of them was unable to throw a ball properly, which position would you choose for that kid in a Little League game?

[thumpferee]

What other position can he play?

Can he catch a fly? RF

Can he field? 2B

If not, maybe...DEEP 3rd!