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Have to disagree with you on this one, Lenski. Most coaches (including college ones) call the game because they want to win, and will do whatever they need to do to improve those chances ... not because they want to brag about how well they called the game ... can't say I have ever heard a coach do that. Some coaches let their catchers do it if they think they can do a better job. I do agree with you that most unsuccessful pitches are due to location and not the pitch itself, which is why location is a key part of calling pitches.
We agree to disagree. It's a matter of chest-thumping and control IMO. Like I said in my prior post, coaches think they can call a better game, but chances are that's not necessarily true. I agree that location is key in calling pitches but the mistakes I am talking about are those pitches that do not hit their spots. It happens all the time, even at the collegiate level. You see a catcher set up outside, the pitch goes inside, the hitter misses it anyway, and the coach thinks he called the perfect pitch for the situation. I just think you're doing the catcher injustice by not letting them call the game. Like cgs pointed out, college coaches like catchers that call their own game.
Len