Beckon or Point (to commence play)??
 

I was just curious I've seen umpires either:

Point to the pitcher to commence play




Beckon to the pitcher.


Which mechanic do you use and are there league/association specific rules regarding either/or??

point
 

A crisp point and a clear "PLAY"

are there actually people out there that TEACH people to "beckon" to start play????

Beckoning looks wussy. Whatever FED genius came up with that monstrosity of a signal should be castrated.

Tell that to MLB #36. He still beckons ;)

Agreed! ASA also requires the same mechanic.

when you're as good as mcclelland you go ahead and do whatever you damn well please.

So, whats the 'point'?

The old FED mechanic was to beckon. Finally in 2007, the FED came up to speed. Personally, I never beckoned in over 25 years - I always point.

That's the point to it all!

I have always pointed.

Peace

always point

It was simply something I was curious about, that's all.

Hey all,

Point.

LomUmp:cool:

Beckon. No matter how long P sees it, they never abuse by mount and throw

a Little OT
I was doing a Little League FP game and F1 whipped a pitch before I pointed. I immediately called NO PITCH and then informed her to wait until I gave her the finger to start an inning. The parents were rolling.:D