Success changed the room.
Not openly—but subtly. Players stopped questioning decisions because Coach B was always right. Veterans deferred. Young players followed blindly. Winning smoothed everything over.
Until a rookie hitter got called out on a pitch that Coach B knew was coming.
The kid slammed his helmet. Furious. Confused.
Later, he asked Coach B directly:
“How did you know that was coming?”
Coach B had never been asked that before.