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GarthB

Mountaineer wrote
Hopefully without sounding too stupid (a usual occurance for me) - what excatly is FYC?

I was talking to another buddy about this, who lives in Ohio, that does college ball - D1 & 2. He called a ball on a batter in a D1 game that the pitcher disagreed with - and the pitcher came off the mound and stared at my buddy and then pointed at him! My buddy told the catcher to go tell his "buddy" that he just f--ked up. Next 3 pitches were balls including one right down the middle. The coach came out and said to my buddy, "Charlie, that pitch looked right down the middle" - "Yep it was, best advice I can tell you coach is to get someone else on the mound".

Your buddy is an idiot.

BigUmp56

GarthB wrote
Your buddy is an idiot.

No doubt! That's a big finger ejection every time. I wonder where some of these men learned these ridiculous game management skills.

Tim.

kylejt

GarthB wrote
Your buddy is an idiot.

More like a p*ssy. A pitcher points at you , and you don't dump him?! Jeez, do you even bother to wear a cup?

charliej47

😀 I was PU at a D1 game and F1 did not like my inside corner position, after I sent the catcher out twice, i asked the catcher to talk to his manager between innings as his pitcher was getting into trouble. the manager brought out a new pitcher the next inning and we had a good game with no complaints

BigUmp56

charliej47 wrote
😃 I was PU at a D1 game and F1 did not like my inside corner position, after I sent the catcher out twice, i asked the catcher to talk to his manager between innings as his pitcher was getting into trouble. the manager brought out a new pitcher the next inning and we had a good game with no complaints

By D1 do you mean Division 1 NCAA, or LL District 1 somewhere?

Tim.

charliej47

😀 I was the fill-in that got called for the NCAA in my area. I did fill-ins for a couple of years, but my job restricted me too much, so I stopped.

charliej47

😀 I have to say that this was not me! I have never screwed over a team like this. I've always talked to the catcher or the manager. those two are the only ones on the team I normally talk to.

kylejt

FYC will get you hurt. Pull that nonsense on a team with any baseball savvy, and you'll have a hit/inside pitch that "crosses up" the catcher. Stupid, juvenile and dangerous. It might have been taught years ago, but I can't imagine it being taught now. If it is, it should be buried right next to Joe Wests plate stance.

SanDiegoSteve

I don't know about anyone else, but I get really tired of hearing ejection advice from those who have never seen fit to eject anyone. Please don't hold a grudge for me pointing this out.

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I will only apply a FYC on the next pitch. Did one last summer on a adult game. The batter, who played college ball locally, complained about an alledged outside pitch (it definately caught the corner). Said "That was horrible". I replied "You think that was horrible?". The catcher, who played at Long Beach State a few years before set up outside casually and had the next pitch thrown about 8" off the plate. Strike three! 🙂 The batter said "You gotta be kidding me!". The catcher said "That was a great pitch". 😀 I did my best not to crack up! The catcher told me the next inning "I KNEW you wanted that pitch outside and at the waist blue".

Good catcher. 😀

Oh, the batter didn't complain another call the rest of the day. Good for him! 😉

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