Tue Oct 14, 2003, 09:45pm
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Get away from me, Steve.
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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Originally posted by sportsannouncing
Quote:
Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
Why give managers an opening like that? I call a pitch a BALL -- it's borderline high and outside, for example. If I tell the manager it's high and he disagrees he's going to start chipping. If I call it outside, the catcher disagree and get word back to the manager, who will then start chipping.
Most umpires I know see the strike zone as an oval -- if it is borderline high OR outside, for example, it's a strike. If it misses or is really borderline in TWO dimensions (high AND outside), it's a ball.
Now, how do you explain that while calling a pitch?
I will if I'm asked in the right way, of course.
Rich
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I've noticed a lot of responses that had either the player or coach was upset and the location wasn't called. Maybe, this will help as to why. Call the location each time.
Now on Rich's quote above, if the pitch is high and outside, you simply say, "high and outside, ball 2". That's how you explain it while calling a pitch.
But my question is, why wait until ask and let a pot boil possibly to the point it explodes? I understand other umpires saying, "I just call it a ball, simple as that" but I want to know why. Why don't you call the location. I know it doesn't say anywhere that we should, but communicating this with everyone would seem to be a good idea to quell any possible discrepancies.
Views are different from all over the field and yes from some dugouts you get an honest view of high and low. But I'd want to know if the pitch that came in high on V1 was the same as the high pitch on H1. If I say it was high and inside on V1 but just high on H1, the coach has a good idea laterally. The only people who see the plate directly and know where exactly it is are the CF, pitcher, catcher and plate umpire. However, only the plate umpire (I hope) is the only one that is right behind the plate and sees exactly what it was. Why keep it a secret?
Again, I'm wondering why others don't do it. Has anyone else tried to keep it as a constant? Will anyone in here be willing to try it out for a couple of games and give honest feedback? I know I'm only one person, but to not have as many gripes as I see others have, I'm just throwing something out there that might be of use to others. That's what these boards are for.
BTW-To the wiseguy who was calling the location of the strikes, if it's a strike, you don't need to call the location, it's in the zone! Kinda funny.
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Just as easy: You don't need to call the location -- it's out of the zone.
Rich
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