Out or safe? Video Play

[johnnyg08]

on a throw from left field you could potentially be on 3rd base line extended...the book will tell you to start from the apex of the plate and work FBE or TBE (1st base extended/3rd base extended) depending upon where the throw is coming from. that being said, you made it sound a lot worse in your post than it really was...also..it didn't appear that you were wearing a belt and if you were, was it black? your position in the slot looked pretty good...your head height looked pretty good too...don't beat yourself up to bad...you did what you had to do to help your partner...just try to get better each game which is what we're all trying to do...read the rules, learn the rules, ask questions, be open to suggestions, and be willing to learn which it appears you're doing by coming on here in the first place. keep working hard.

[SouthGARef]

Yea, the belt I had on was brown. I had forgotten my black belt that day. Oops. Also realize I had the bag on too far forward.

I see the deal with the left hand. Our assigner has told us a good signal to use on a dropped third strike is to point at the batter instead of just an "out" signal. And since the batter was to my left, I used my left hand. However, on this play and on a lot of caught third strikes where I would have called the pitch a ball, I've been pointing even though the ball was caught. It's definitely something I need to correct, a bad mechanic that comes with inexperience. Hopefully I can correct it before it becomes a habit.

I'm not beating myself up, I just wanted to see where you guys thought the ideal position would be for this particular play.

Thanks for the input.

Todd

Todd, along with the head movement, the left hand signal, it looks like you might be working a little too far back, and too high! In addition, it appears that you body is not squared up to the pitcher. You looked like you were slightly shifted to look into the zone.

I would suggest working a little closer to the catcher, spreading your feet out much farther, and getting squared up to the pitcher!

Tell your partner that he is not a bird, and that safe calls should be done at shoulder height, not above his head!

[LMan]

Originally Posted by rei

Tell your partner that he is not a bird, and that safe calls should be done at shoulder height, not above his head!

My thought exactly. For a moment I thought he was calling 'time'

[RPatrino]

Your partner pulled a calf muscle and couldn't cover third from C?

I didn't find you that you were too far from the play at the plate, and all the other eagle eye's caught the other upgrades.

Don't anticipate needing to cover third unless the ball and runner are there at the same time. What is the definition of a play????

[Rich]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

Your partner pulled a calf muscle and couldn't cover third from C?

I didn't find you that you were too far from the play at the plate, and all the other eagle eye's caught the other upgrades.

Don't anticipate needing to cover third unless the ball and runner are there at the same time. What is the definition of a play????

Considering the swipe tag on the play at the plate, I thought you had GREAT position, whether accidentally or not. You ended up with the look right between F2 and the runner.

Your head height and position seem fine to me, but what do I know?

Also, you have good timing and the confidence to ring em up. Good stuff.

I'll let everyone else be picky about the rest.

BTW, you aren't too far away, just like SAump below me (thanks to the editing feature) pointed out. You have perfect distance as far as I'm concerned. If you hadn't told me you thought you were out of position I would've congratulated you for reading the play so well.

[David B]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

Considering the swipe tag on the play at the plate, I thought you had GREAT position, whether accidentally or not. You ended up with the look right between F2 and the runner.

Your head height and position seem fine to me, but what do I know?

Also, you have good timing and the confidence to ring em up. Good stuff.

I'll let everyone else be picky about the rest.

BTW, you aren't too far away, just like SAump below me (thanks to the editing feature) pointed out. You have perfect distance as far as I'm concerned. If you hadn't told me you thought you were out of position I would've congratulated you for reading the play so well.

You asked about the play at the plate and it looked good to me. Good positioning with a perfect angle to see the tag attempt.

Some have suggested 3BLX, but from there on this play you will actually be blocked from the tag attempt by the runners body since the tag is actually behind the runner.

If the runner would have made a good slide (away from F2) it would have really not even been close, but kids today aren't taught the basics anymore.

Keep up the good work!

Just wondering... what happened to one team wearing the home uniform and the other a contrasting color? Kind of looks wierd on video. Also, the shortstop on one team was terrible.


thanks
David