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Originally posted by Ref Ump Welsch
Mike, since slow pitch does not use the 8 foot circle, how can we judge the vicinity of the pitcher to the pitching plate? Maybe a suggestion would be to use the 8 foot circle in rec leagues to help us out or???? Any ideas? I want to be a brat at our umpires meeting on Monday night. I'm sure our UIC will probably want to buy me a cold one to shut me up. Hee hee.
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Unless you can get a ground crew to drop an 8' circle, you'll just have to use your best judgment.
In my area, we are lucky if a foul line is laid in the infield, let alone anything else being done.
Just make the call and remember an umpire's three favorite words, "in my judgment".