Before I reply to your last comments...I want to post a follow-up note from the link you provided. The numbers that the article point out are for BEGINNER PITCHERS, note that in the section posted in the link below. So, from that context, the numbers can surely be viewed as way off and I will surely agree from that point of view only. But, from an advanced pitchers capabilities, my statements are in line with my experiences and mutiple replies. http://www.pitchsoftball.com/default.asp
I'll buy this as sarcastic but wouldn't call it a blow up, maybe a small tremor of a blow up, but I filter things differently than you.
And, my context was thrown out but not in enough detail I guess.
You also failed to mention all the other comments in that same post, doesn't matter.
I'm not here to kid anyone, at least to your replies. I do plenty of joking around. Your right, I can't back up anything, you seem to know me really well. I like how this post doesn't include the 12u information because you say more seasoning is needed (or course that was directed only at me). Not sure when you left 12u (rhetorical), but its pretty important these days with our schedule to determine different pitching abilities as others have stated. From my limited experience, man, some of these young ladies have above abnormal capabilities for their lack of tenure. You know, it's funny how it works, nothing like scouting teams and come back to the team and set them up to fail (sarcastic for sure). We've been stating opposing DD throwing let's say 45 or 55 or XX mph (with whatever off speed), and with whatever location capability... and of course add or subtract mph's so we can mess them up. Yup, that's me. :cap:.
I was clear on saying I can't speak beyond 12u. And I can see both sides of the argument which is ok in my mind. Not ok in your mind that I can see Sammy's point and do understand that the top end or elite pitchers may only be one per weekend or sometimes several in one day but it sure did pahhen at the Danger Tournament, Lasers tournament, ASA States, and Nationals. I'm just a 12u coach moving up to the next age bracket so what do I know? I haven't seen anything yet and we shouldn't be talking about this sorta stuff with the lil' ones...
You don't know where we've been and who've we've played and what gives you the right to start "discounting" someone's level(s) or age bracket discussions when the topic was opened for all to reply to. I've never claimed to be an all-Amercian coach but surely know how to obtain accurate data within my means. If you can't debate about this and take some sarcasm, well, now I know. Not a sarcastic response but I really don't know that you will believe that and I'm not here to convice you further.
There are plenty of folks here that see both sides of this topic and have various levels of tenure or exposure to the many levels of fastpitch. Maybe you and I are in different positions in experience, maybe not. I guess my final point is you went after the original post and said the numbers were not even close and now I'm looking back and I'm "guessing" it's a context issue for you and I and yes sarcasm is part of this discussion at times. If I wanted to blow it up, I would have done a better job of making a better mess of it.