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  1. J

    Legal or Not - (Realize this has been a hot topic of late in separate threads)

    this is EXACTLY why I said they should never have made the leap legal. because of slippery slope arguments like this. if your back foot lands before the front one, that has to be replanting and gaining an advantage - distance from the pitching plate and force. they should have kept the "pls...
  2. J

    Legal or Not - (Realize this has been a hot topic of late in separate threads)

    you know where I stand on this. obviously crow hop, didn't need the slo mo. 100% illegal, 100% advantageous, 0% will be called. umps don't want to spoil a good time.
  3. J

    Glove recommendation - help appreciated!

    I might go in a different direction than A2000/HoH, here's why. i bought my DD an A2000 infielder's glove when she was about 12, maybe 13. it's a super stiff glove (most of the $300+ gloves are). as a young kid, it took her a long time to break it in, and honestly for a good chunk of a...
  4. J

    Wilson Glove Bonanza

    i think they are *starting* to scale back the white/rose gold, going more traditional colors, but will take a while. for baseball, they're going the other way, crazy color combos/patterns, not my cup o joe
  5. J

    Wilson Glove Bonanza

    I agree the stock Wilson lace is not as good as the stock Rawlings lace. but I prefer the Wilson models in any case.. my DD had the A2000 Sierra Romero, which is exactly the same as the DW5 and now has a custom A2000 H12, which I think is nicer than DW5 (Sierra Rom) - think the pocket is...
  6. J

    Well, here it is...

    yeah, the girls prob don't think about it either, tbh. that's why I'm here! ;-)
  7. J

    Well, here it is...

    i've said they should go back to 46 feet (3 more) as well. that's little league distance. interesting, if you ask the girls, that might even advantage the pitcher b/c the screw/curve balls have more time to move. a lot of them move up in the box, even against gas, if the girl has good spin...
  8. J

    Well, here it is...

    gold standard, yes, for illegality imho. btw, if it wasn't an advantage, they wouldn't do it. they would do something else.
  9. J

    Well, here it is...

    here's my issue, to be as specific as possible. i have a HS player. we are not a traditional power SB town. we taught our pitchers to pitch to the rule as kids, not knowing that the rule would not be enforced. our top pitcher is borderline D1, even dragging the back foot. and we have...
  10. J

    Well, here it is...

    was just about to say this. at the club, HS, or college level, the top top pitchers are just unhittable. a lot of them leap/crow hop. that's my issue here.
  11. J

    Well, here it is...

    i would agree with this. vast diff. b/t P5 and smaller D1. i think the NCAA should incentivize fewer D1s and more D2 and D3s. the amount of money/resources expended by small schools (sub 3,000 enrollment) to "compete" at the D1 level seems wasteful
  12. J

    Well, here it is...

    honestly don't know what rule changes have been put in place to advantage the offense. or changes otherwise. happy to comment on them if can be provided. i'm not a fan of slapping, I've made that known. i believe the batters' boxes should be shortened to prevent running up onto the field to...
  13. J

    Well, here it is...

    yes Carda. one other, too. i stopped looking at the video after 2. the replant is closer and benefits from the momentum built up from the crow hop moving the body forward.
  14. J

    Well, here it is...

    yes, exactly. egregiously.
  15. J

    Well, here it is...

    leaping is an advantage in its own right. i say major, some say minor, who knows. however, most agree that crow hopping/replanting IS a big advantage. since umps are too afraid to call (or it's hard to see) the crow hop/replant, the prior requirement that the back foot drag was a very good...
  16. J

    Well, here it is...

    what advantages? hot bats? yes, for sure, roll them back like BBCOR did for baseball. cheaper than moving the fences back 20ft. also, makes for more plays in the IF.
  17. J

    Well, here it is...

    agree with this. the scofflaws are rewarded, those who played/trained by the rules left in the dust. how the world goes around, eh?
  18. J

    Well, here it is...

    horrible, textbook, absolutely ridiculous replants in those videos. pitchers should be ashamed tbh.
  19. J

    Well, here it is...

    better ideas. keep the no leaping, no replanting rule. move back to 46 feet. use the 11 inch ball, move the bases to 70 feet and the fences to 225 poles, 250 center field. participation and TV ratings will go through the roof.
  20. J

    Well, here it is...

    this is a horrible decision. i agree it was hard to see whether a pitcher's back foot maintained contact with the ground the entire time. but this cure is worse than the disease! you will definitely see more leaping, which is an advantage (you're closer!), including some who will not even try...

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