Teaching the strike zone

[UMP25]

When can we discuss the singing and chanting of the players that is different between the two sports? You know, the "s-i, s-i-n, s-i-n-g-l-e, SINGLE--Rachel!"

[Tim C]

Potw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lawump]

Originally Posted by UMP25

When can we discuss the singing and chanting of the players that is different between the two sports? You know, the "s-i, s-i-n, s-i-n-g-l-e, SINGLE--Rachel!"

To paraphrase that comedian: I don't care who you are...that there is funny!

By the way: Even with Ques-Tec: MLB does NOT expect their umpires to call a "strike" on a pitch that nicks the bottom of the zone and then lands in the dirt, or is smothered by the catcher in the dirt. MLB evaluators will override the machine, and consider an umpire who called "ball" to have adjudged correctly.

lawump
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PBUC (former); NCAA; NFHS; Am. Leg.; AAU; KGB; FBI; ASPCA; ACLU; NRA.

[LakeErieUmp]

Hey Lawump - how does the ACLU let you be a member of the NRA, and vice versa??

[lawump]

Originally Posted by LakeErieUmp

Hey Lawump - how does the ACLU let you be a member of the NRA, and vice versa??

Just being a wise ***. I thought someone would have noticed the KGB/FBI cites first.

[cbfoulds]

Originally Posted by lawump

Just being a wise ***. I thought someone would have noticed the KGB/FBI cites first.

Oh! I figgered the "ASPCA, ACLU, NRA" were BECAUSE OF the "KGB, FBI..."

[dontcallmeblue]

The one thing a pitch that bounces cannot be is a called strike. It can be anything else. I also echo lawumps Q-Tec statement, I've too been told this by a big leaguer.

[Uncle George]

For Mcrower and CTblue40, thanks for the input of getting someone to film me behind the plate, I'll do that. It can only help. As for me doing 10 & under, not anymore! At that age some of the coaches act more like kids than the kids do! As I said in my first post, I've taken the cathers knees location as a point of reference. Look, I've only been doing this 15 years and the more I read and listen to guys who do more games and have been doing it longer, in most case, I get good feedback that'll only improve me. Anyone else got any "tricks" when it comes to umpiring. As someone once said, you're never to old to learn!

Thanks Guys
George