Stop Watches Still in Use

[radness]

Just to share this tool is still used at top levels too!

Sat with coaches at pgf 2021
Clocking
Catcher Pop Times
Running Speed out of the box
And Defensive Plays

Fun stuff sitting with coaches from
Cal Berkley & Arizona.
Berkley coach said
?at workouts they have 3 coaches clock to get average of 3 times.

 

[radness]

This funny little story.
At a tournament was clocking plays from behind the backstop.
A parent saw my hand and fingers but not the stopwatch. Fingers actuating the buttons every pitch.
The parent during the game started texting the coaches and pitchers parents saying i was calling the game and giving signals to the other teams coach.

New parents on both teams.
A parent came and told me this was happening. Wildfire of suspicious minds and conspiracy.
We laughed

Kept clocking,
Sure enough
'the spy mom' came and sat behind me.
Finally she mustard up some courage to ASK
she said in a brisk sharp tone
'Excuse me, thats my daughter pitching are you giving signs to the other team?'
Couldnt help but giggle slightly
'no signals', and showed her
'just a stopwatch'

 

[The Man In Blue]

 

[Gtrips07]

This funny little story.
At a tournament was clocking plays from behind the backstop.
A parent saw my hand and fingers but not the stopwatch. Fingers actuating the buttons every pitch.
The parent during the game started texting the coaches and pitchers parents saying i was calling the game and giving signals to the other teams coach.

New parents on both teams.
A parent came and told me this was happening. Wildfire of suspicious minds and conspiracy.
We laughed

Kept clocking,
Sure enough
'the spy mom' came and sat behind me.
Finally she mustard up some courage to ASK
she said in a brisk sharp tone
'Excuse me, thats my daughter pitching are you giving signs to the other team?'
Couldnt help but giggle slightly
'no signals', and showed her
'just a stopwatch'

I would have said no, I'm trying to give signs to your daughter because whatever her coach is calling, she's getting lit up like a Christmas tree!

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[radness]

DFP's got fun people! ??

@pattar you can include yourself in that or not

 

[_MIA_]

DFP's got fun people! ??

@pattar you can include yourself in that or not

Public (and private....) opinion put me in the decidedly "un-fun" bin..

 

[The Man In Blue]

No, I am signaling the umpire. I am today’s automated strike zone AI.

 

[radness]

Shhhhhush its a secret...
only letting dfp know...
its a remote control softball.
?

 

[GhostCatcher]

Shhhhhush its a secret...
only letting dfp know...
its a remote control softball.
?

Where can I get one of those stopwatches? ?

 

[Tango]

My dad is 74 and uses a stopwatch to check they pitchers speed. He is always within a mile of the pocket radar unless they throw gas. Then he will tell you I can't click it that fast. LOL.