Mantle07 ... I fully get what you are saying about the pitcher owning the whole strike zone, and brushing back someone who is crowding the plate, but I am still confused by your comments about the west coast playing a more serious brand of softball, just like baseball. Are you saying that on the west cost, that adult coaches routinely tell youth pitchers to hit batters? If so, I wouldn't call that "serious", I'd call it "irresponsible", but I'm guessing you don't really mean that?