Re: I'm sorry, but if these pitching sequences were being called

from the dugout, we need a new pitching coach YESTERDAY. I make no claims to be a baseball seer, but I could tell you exactly what the sequence was going to be, because it repeats itself over and over and over. Get way ahead in the count, and then waste pitch, waste pitch, waste pitch, and then, on full count, either issue the walk, or give up a gopher ball.

If EYE can see it, you know darn well the opposing coaches can see it.

One of the things that made Greg Maddux so successful as a pitcher was that he NEVER just totally wasted pitches. His "misses" were always close enough that either the umps gave him an out on a generous strike zone, or the hitter had to at least offer at it.

This Clemson team, sad to say, just does NOT know how to close out games. Yes, we won, but it should NEVER have gotten anywhere close to the point of having the tying run at the plate, which it did. So, so frustrating to watch as a fan.

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May 8, 2022, 7:41 AM [ in reply to Re: I'm sorry, but if these pitching sequences were being called ]

attention at all, the pitchers are constantly consulting those little "computer" belt buckle screens before throwing every pitch. The catcher wears an earpiece to pick up the same signal. This was done to prevent "sign stealing", as well as speed up the game, since catchers used to look to the dugout, get the signal for the pitch from the coach, and then relay it to the pitcher.

This (coaches calling the game, not catchers) is the "standard" for college baseball, whether those who want to accuse others of being "wannabe" coaches want to admit it or not. So, sequence of pitches IS on the pitching coach, or whichever coach is in control of that in the dugout. If that's not the pitching coach, then why do you even have one?

And as for the other comment about "If kids could throw the pitch where they want to all the time, they would be in the major leagues", again, rules say WRONG. Once you come to college, you aren't eligible for the baseball draft for three more years. But, of course, all you supremely knowledgeable fans already knew that, you're just trying to be horse's ars$es on a message board. I don't often respond to such sophomoric crap, but hey, sometimes it's worth it.

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I'm sorry, but if these pitching sequences were being called