Fri Jun 14, 2013, 10:40am
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Keeper of the HAMMER
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: MST
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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
You may feel that way. But if he turned around to talk to you (and he's not 10 years old), he is most definitely questioning your zone.
Good catcher-umpire communication will include some questions from the catcher. If you can't answer that question in 3-4 words, you're talking too much. 99% of the time, one word suffices. You also need to shorten your warning. "OK, that's enough" will be enough for most catchers. Don't put such a point on the threat. And honestly, your partner's "warning" was too long as well.
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How many times does a catcher really not know where you judge the pitch to have missed? Wouldn't it be obvious 99% of the time?
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