Too Old to pitch
ok, I pitch for my softball teams, for many years. I would generally walk only one or two batters at most. I could generally hit with good accuracy the corners of the strike zone. I only recall just one time that I was desperate to just through a strike. That was a playoff game in which we had played a few games prior. After that game I felt so horrible, I really for the first time felt, the pressure of letting down my teammates while on the mound.
Well last year I started playing again after taking a couple of years off to watch the kids. The team has a pitcher so I was cool with that. I played 2nd base mostly, when I don't pitch. With this team, I played Third base, First base and catcher. The pitcher is about 60 years old, I really could not believe that he was playing, but he is a good pitcher just a bit slow around the bases.
When this year started Tom, the pitcher decided that it was time to get me into the games. I got to pitch half games with him ( I did pitch a few games last year but just a couple games with no issues).
Game one, I was missing the strike zone and not by a little bit, it scared me. I am not sure what is going on, I think I walked about 6-7 batters.
A game or two later I walked at least that many, and asked to be pulled as I still don't know what is going on.
But last night was the worse, I walked at least 12 guys, I walk the bases loaded and then walked the next guy. Nobody on the team seems to want to pitch, I think the old Pitcher is lookin at retiring from the mound, which leaves me. I feel horrible, I continue to let this team down and the worst part is that they have no idea that I could ever pitch decent.
Depressed over missing the strike zone by 18 inches or dropping them right down the middle of the plate, and I cannot figure out why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am thinking of not pitching, but I think that they have no one else.
Well last year I started playing again after taking a couple of years off to watch the kids. The team has a pitcher so I was cool with that. I played 2nd base mostly, when I don't pitch. With this team, I played Third base, First base and catcher. The pitcher is about 60 years old, I really could not believe that he was playing, but he is a good pitcher just a bit slow around the bases.
When this year started Tom, the pitcher decided that it was time to get me into the games. I got to pitch half games with him ( I did pitch a few games last year but just a couple games with no issues).
Game one, I was missing the strike zone and not by a little bit, it scared me. I am not sure what is going on, I think I walked about 6-7 batters.
A game or two later I walked at least that many, and asked to be pulled as I still don't know what is going on.
But last night was the worse, I walked at least 12 guys, I walk the bases loaded and then walked the next guy. Nobody on the team seems to want to pitch, I think the old Pitcher is lookin at retiring from the mound, which leaves me. I feel horrible, I continue to let this team down and the worst part is that they have no idea that I could ever pitch decent.
Depressed over missing the strike zone by 18 inches or dropping them right down the middle of the plate, and I cannot figure out why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am thinking of not pitching, but I think that they have no one else.
