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Originally Posted by NDblue
I've umpired the "upper" levels of SP softball and once they realize you call the zone and not the "mat", they adjust and just smack the ball. Most upper level players aren't looking for the b-on-b and they're swinging at most hittable pitches so most of the time it's a non-issue. I get more chirping about my strike zone by the "E" and lower level players than I do with the "D" and above guys. I haven't been carried off in a body bag yet.
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This is true, been there, done that. The real "big boys" don't whine and complain a tenth as much as the wannabe's. They may not like it, but they will adjust and hit the ball.
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