Quote:
Originally Posted by David B
good point and of course, all of this depends on the level of ball that you are calling also. "small ball" get every strike and out you can - players that shave and up, its a whole different approach that takes lots of time to develop.
Thanks
David
|
Amen to that! My son plays 11U travel and he doesn't understand why strikes are called at the eyes or when the catcher has to dive to catch an outside pitch. At least he knows that as a player the umpire's call isn't worth arguing.
I am still amazed at how many times I see a varsity coach whine that the ball beat the runner on a tag play so he has to be out. "It's not a force, skipper." is my usual reply. I don't see much of that in collegiate ball around here because those guys know the plays will almost always be closer and better. Make the call and don't worry about appeasing those who expect a certain outcome. That is rating's pandering.