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Originally Posted by Tim C
I guess I am a statistic waiting to happen. I recognize that I work pretty good high school level games behind pretty good high school catchers -- maybe at lower level you ARE MORE EXPOSED. I just don't have an imperical data to prove that.
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I have noticed that in "pretty good high school" games that the catchers actually exhibit a little skill, and don't allow many pitches to hit the umpire untouched. The GDS serves me well when working these types of contests.
After my past year's sojourn into the depths of youth baseball, I can tell you that I was forced to abandon the GDS in these types of games, because many catchers at lower levels routinely allow baseballs to pass their gloves. The most common places to be hit in these games are in the stomach below the bottom of the chest protector, and the hands/wrists/forearms area which seem to be just sitting ducks for errant pitches.
Mysteriously, the ball seemed to avoid all the expensive gear that I had on, and only managed to find flesh and bone.