Between Innings

[PeteBooth]

[QUOTE=briancurtin;543142]

If we're counting small college ball as high caliber, I have both played and umpired high caliber baseball. As a catcher, like I was through college, I wouldn't throw down until the umpire said so, especially when it's cool or cold. If the umpire isn't paying attention and I can get my pitcher two extra pitches, I'll take that advantage. On a hot day when arms are easily loose and more pitches means tiring a lot quicker, I'll probably call for two before the umpire said so. Yes, these young men do know what they are doing, and they will take advantage of someone who isn't paying attention.

This is an area by area "thing" and as I stated if this is an association mandate as with many things (like uniform apparel) then of coarse you follow the mandate.

For the most part all I say is "catch Normal routine" which means 8 to start and 5 in between. Other than an association mandate I do not understand the need to tell F1 he has 2 pitches left etc. as they ALREADY know that but if that's what they do in Rome then do as the Romans do.

I find this a paradox meaning we do not tell F1 the "situation" after his warm-ups are complete. By situation I mean tell F1 "Hey pitch there is 1 out and runners at the corners" That's the coaches job

YET we now want to tell F1 he has 2 pitches left during his warm-ups.

If F1 and F2 want to be treated like "Children" then that's how they will be treated.

In Summary getting back to the original OP, we are all different meaning some want NO Conversation at all etc. and that's ok. As I stated in my original response it all depends upon who my partner is. I have a few that like to chat in between innings and some that do not.

Again another OP which IMO is an area by area "thing" and also governed by association protocol.

Perhaps we should start a new thread on how we would be if there were NO association Protocols at all.

Pete Booth

[johnnyg08]

Personally, I dislike it when my partner comes down to talk to me while I'm working the dish, unless it's about a play, rotations, or something related to the game. I'll probably never tell a guy to not come and talk to me, but I may move to the 3B side as he's coming down...typically they get the hint. I'm sure there are guys on here who will bring it up in their pregames, and that's cool too.