do you think your pitcher feels it's strategic? ... I don't think she would be mentally or physically worn out I think she would be pissed off.
Yes, I think mature pitchers understand that it's strategic. I'm sure sometimes they have been frustrated that there were errors, but not in a way that caused them to think, 'Why don't you pull her and not me?' It might've been, 'If they hadn't made 3 errors, I wouldn't be so tired that I needed to be pulled.' I don't think I've had a pitcher think that she was being 'blamed' in a long time, maybe 10U. I think experienced pitchers know the deal. In 4 seasons as head coach, I never had a pitcher question why she was pulled. Not saying they all were thrilled by it.
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Wonder if the coach had switched out the player who was making error after error would that had changed things? Other fielders see a player getting pulled maybe they would step up there game?
That's a different subject. Remember that pitchers aren't being pulled to send a message. But if you pull a fielder, you have sent a message. One could argue that having a fielder pulled mid-inning would motivate other players to step up their game, but it also make players afraid to make mistakes for fear they'll be punished. It might lead to more errors. A fielder being pulled mid-inning is much more disturbing to a player than a pitcher being pulled.