Peter, Peter, Peter....

[Striker991]

You guys really didn't expect me to stay out of this one, did you?

Well, for those of you that don't know, I am a very small tadpole in a mud puddle, not even close to being a big dog in a small pond.

However, here is my comment anyway:

Scorekeepers are scorekeepers. The only things I want to know about the score are whether or not the game has been run-ruled and whether or not we are playing the bottom half of the last inning, and my scorekeeper will let me know those things. I do keep track of innings on my indiclickitator because I need to know when substitutions are being made. By the way, I only do youth ball. There are really no other reasons for me to know the score.

Peter:
You should know better. If you are anticipating, you are either 1.) not calling what you are seeing, or 2.) out of position for what is really happening. My training has given me the tools to be ready to move in accordance with the plays being made, not what we think will happen. I understand that higher level ball means that the expected play will more than likely be the play, but there is still a significant chance that it won't be. In youth ball, we all know that the expected play has a 50% chance or less (more likely less) of actually occurring. Be careful when you talk about anticipation. Some poor rookie ump is going to take this advice and will be pulling a baseball out of his ear. Hope your insurance is paid up.

Just my two 1/2 cents.


(Edited with apologies to Carl...sorry, all you big dogs look the same from my perspective in the puddle!).


[Edited by Striker991 on Apr 19th, 2004 at 01:10 PM]