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Originally Posted by ToGreySt
Just got back from the game, a couple of comments...
1. the one thing I felt I was doing all day was the one thing that everyone told me not to do, SQUEEZE THE ZONE. I corrected it a couple of innings in, but I still feel I let a few go that could easily have been called strikes.
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Congrats on surviving your first game. Practice, practice, pratice along with proper mechanics and timing will cure your strike zone problems. You should attend some clinics if you have the opportunity.
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Originally Posted by ToGreySt
2. 1 out runner on 2nd, B1 hits a deep ball to center that's caught by F8. R2 doesn't tag up until the ball is heading into the infield and I hustle over to pick up the call in case my partner gets out of posisiton. I look over and he's planted ready to make the call. the ball comes in at the same time as the runner, I didn't have a very good angle on it. my partner makes no call, he just stands up and starts to walk back to B. all the coaches are looking at me asking what the call is. I point at my partner who just looks back at me dumbfounded, then nonchalantly signals safe. the way I saw it, and the way the coaches saw it, it was a real bangerand could have gone either way. My main question here, he does need to make a signal, but if he doesn't, is it my job to make a call?
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Was this your partners first game? It was the BU's call to make.
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Originally Posted by ToGreySt
3. 1 out runner on 1st. ball hit to deep center for 2nd out, R1 tags up and goes to 2nd. F9 throws the ball back into the infield. I look down to reset my indicator and I hear screaming by the other team "he got him, he got him!" I look up and F6 had held onto the ball and waited for R2 to step off the bag and tagged him. but neither myself or my partner saw the play. No out, the inning continued.
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(1) Always....always....always know where the ball is.
(2) Notch your indicator so that you don't have to look at it to reset it. Looks bad when you have to look at your indicator plus it takes your eyes off the ball.
(3) Don't work with that partner again. If you're a rookie you should have a more experienced umpire to work with, if one's available.
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Originally Posted by ToGreySt
overall, nothing too exciting, which is good. I knew my zone was off, but as the game went on, the fact that i knew it was off made it even worse...if that makes any sense
thanks for the encouragement and I know it will get better.
Joe
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The more you worry the worse it gets. Everyone misses a pitch or two during a game. Just relax and don't let it get to you.