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Old Sun May 20, 2012, 08:15pm
LIUmp LIUmp is offline
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Originally Posted by EsqUmp View Post
Looks good overall. As others have stated, set up a bit higher. Bottom of your chin should not be lower than the top of the catcher's helmet.

Hem your plate pants an inch or two longer.

I'm not sure what that emblem is on your ball bag, but here in NYSSO, there shouldn't be any. Though I don't think anyone else will pick up on that Then again, I only realized that because both ball bags look empty. What's up with that? You don't want to look foolish stalling a game because you "have no balls." That's what the top-notch NCAA umpire did on tv last night despite being in a "real" ball park and having two ball bags and the defense taking a conference right before she ran out of balls.

Keep up the good work. I may see you soon.

On the call at the plate, the left ball bag may have been empty, I can't remember nor tell. Though it does look empty. But the right ball bag had "one ball" in it. This at bat was a big one in the game and right before this play the girl fouled off two balls out of play before she hit a shot in the hole that the third baseman (yeah, it was that kind of incredible play) snagged, spun 360 and gunned this girl down at the plate.

I am sure I'll see you in the summer, but it would be a nice surprise if I were to see you sooner upstate, let's say. I ended up being ranked number 4 in the county. Playoffs in my county (weather permitting) begin tomorrow.


Thanks for the feedback everyone!
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