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Originally Posted by lawump
This year's LLWS will be very, very interesting for me. We had a guy join our association (High school, American Legion, AAU...in otherwords a "big boy" association) five years ago or so. His only experience at that time was pretty much LL. He joined us with many of the "LL problems" we talk about on this board.
We trained him and worked with him and he has become a very, very good high school umpire, with a very good zone, good timing, good mechanics, etc. He has worked deep into the state HS playoffs.
Anyways, this umpire has never stopped working LL...despite working a full HS schedule. This year he was picked for the LLWS in Williamsport. I've teased him a little (not about being selected...but about using "good" mechanics while there!).
So, I hope he goes there and does a great job. Frankly, without even knowing anything about the other umpires selected to go to Williamsport...I am hoping he goes and stands out from the crowd (for all the right reasons!). And frankly, I think he will! I can't wait to watch him on a plate game. This ought to be fun.
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We should compare notes, then. One of my regular college partners (like I mentioned above) is also working.
It's tough criticizing the strike zone if you never work on the small diamond. Catchers sit back further and some pitches look low that are definitely strikes. So, do you call those strikes or do you pass on them cause you know Internet umpires everywhere will make fun of them for calling "low" strikes?
It's likely I'll never have to worry about this. I have little desire to be on this stage, much preferring to work towards a Junior (Taylor, MI) and Senior (Bangor, ME) level World Series, played on the big diamond.