Come on Blue, that pitch was at my eyes !
 

Had one of those batters that ducks down and watches the pitch into the catcher's glove.

I ring this guy (adult) up on a high strike, right down the middle. He ducks down really low (not his normal swing stance) as the pitch comes in, so it crosses his eyes. He makes a complaint as he is walking back to the losing dugout.

Catcher says to me, "If he stood up and batted like a man, he'd see he should have swung at that." Could help but laugh. :D

But that was funny! I would have laughed...

My common response to a batter complaining a pitch is too high after he crouchs down on the borderline high pitch...

"If you duck, I've got to guess where the top of the zone is. And I'm not a real good guesser."

They generally stop the crouching act.

Also, that stupid fake-bunt ploy on 3-0 exoands my zone by an acre or two.

Ace

Or the batter who is so obvious he is taking that he is about 3 steps outside the box looking at the coach when the pitcher is simply in his windup on 3-0.

i agree.
ive seen plenty of kids get their towers buzzed for doing this even though its 3-0. they get the message not to do it again.

I'm also going to look a little harder at this as being an offer. It's still surprises me how many rats still yell that it's an automatic strike if he doesn't pull the bat back though. Well, maybe I'm not too surprised.


Tim.

Coach: "Blue, I've been in this game for 30 years, everyone knows that you have to pull the bat back on a bunt, or its a strike."

"That's not your pitch , Johnny, good take"

Had a kid that everytime it was a good pitch, right down the middle, would bend down...and he knew it was A strike too. :D

Yup your right on the bunt attempt. We have guys that are still calling it a strike if they square around. even coaches who still think so. but its not a strike unless its not in the zone and he made no attempt to hit the ball. Squaring around is considered the stance for a bunt; just like if the batter was swinging away.

I had one this weekend, pitch comes in and cuts through the zone at the top of the front knee, catcher gloves it cleanly, fingers up, just below his knees. "STRIKKEEEE, I yell".....

Coach at 3rd, " Don't worry Johnny, not your pitch....good take"....

Next pitch, exact same spot, Johnny ropes a gap double, drives in 2 runs...." I say..."Nice hit Johnny, not your pitch though"....HAHAHAHA, Coach smiles...