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Old Tue Apr 26, 2005, 09:15am
David B David B is offline
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In and out?

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Originally posted by gordon30307
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Originally posted by GarthB
What's the best compliment a Coach can give? Batter to Coach after taking a called third strike. That pitch was ........ (fill in the blank). Quit complaning he's been calling that a strike the whole game.


Why do umpires think that's a compliment? All the coach is saying is that for whatever reason you have consistently believed that pitch to be a strike. The coach is not necessarily saying that that is a good thing.

I prefer hearing the coach say, "He's right that was a strike. You gotta swing at those."

Because consistentcy is the most important thing to calling a good game. From the dugout or third base all the Coach can see is up and down. If your high and low and in and out never wavers they know what to expect.
Coaches can't tell in or out from the dugout or the box. That's false.

That's why F2 sets up outside, don't move his mitt and the coach hollers.

Thanks
David
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