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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
I'm not sure who this umpire was but he made his verbal call and signal at the same time standing. It looked sharp! It was a breath of fresh air to see a softball umpire actually look good and not the typical robotic thing crammed down our throat. His hammer was not text book NCAA or ASA. Man this guy looked good!
I know this year NCAA allowed umps to use various stances and have already seen a D1 guy doing the scissor stance. Now this guy.
Hopefully ASA follows NCAA's lead and opens up a little.
It is an atrocious mechanic, especially on TV, ..
Pitch..
silence (cant hear the umpire, all I can hear is friggin dugout chanting)
more silence
more silence (me yelling at tv: hey wtf was the call blue?)
stands up, hammer (oh it was a strike! about #$%'n time)
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ASA's mechanic isn't *too* bad if your timing's right. In SP, a split second after that ball hits the ground or glove, I'm calling ball or strike. Less than a second later, I'm standing straight up, giving the signal with a decent amount of energy.
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Dave
I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!
Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!
I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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