Your Zone

[David B]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

My performance depends on whether I have good pitching.

My first game, I was on. I had good pitching, a close game, etc. etc.

I haven't struggled yet, but I've only worked six plates (all D3 college). My first high school game is Monday with 2 smaller schools that will likely have limited pitching. We'll see.

What it comes down to -- go back to basics. On the rubber, get set, have good timing, call it. My mechanics can be crap when the pitchers are grooving strike. When they aren't, my good mechanics help me quite a bit.

Very good points and I agree completely.

Good pitching makes the umpires job easy.

The hard games are the ones when the pitcher's can't find the zone and its every third pitch that you have to make a close decision on or ask how much am I going to have to expand the zone today etc.,

Its those games that mechanics are so important and I find myself going over them throughout the game to make sure that I'm doing my job.

Thanks
David