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| Aug. 20, 2018 Enzo19 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Pitchers safety I am New to this messsageboard. But have been playing tournament softball for 35 + years. I have also umpired for 12 years. My concern is the safety of pitchers in the age of HOT senior bats and rock hard softballs we have done very little to protect pitchers and reduce the desire of some players and Team philosophy’s of “ shooting the middle “ Yes this is part of the game, but it is Reckless,Dangerous and detrimental to the game. I witnessed this , this past weekend in an SPA tournament Several pitchers who were hit with line drive rockets up the middle. Players and Teams that perpetuate the type of play have to be put in check. We are all fathers, brothers and friends who have loved ones , family and jobs that are waiting for us on Mondays when we return home. The changes I would like to be made would be if a pitcher is hit with a line above the knees on any part of the torso the batter should be out and removed from game and serve a one game suspension. If the same player has a second offense against a pitcher in the same calendar year that player will receive a 1 year suspension from all tournament play. All of us who play the game at this level have the ability to make adjustments to their game for the betterment and safety of game we are all fortunate to be playing at our age. For those of you who have never stood in the pitchers box and had 100+ MPH softball hit back at you , you probably don’t give a damn! But that could someday be your brother, friend or teammate that could lying on the field with a life altering injury. Think before you swing. You are standing there with a lethal weapon in your hands. Stay safe my Brothers and keeping on playing. Enzo19 |
