foul tip

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by beachbum

I was behind the plate working a pitching scrimmage yesterday. Pitcher throws high and inside, batter foul tips a fastball(around 80) that hits me square in the mask. the thrust knocks me back to the batting cage(mask stayed on!!). Afterwards my left ear was ringing and behind the left ear was sore. Since it was a direct shot and not a glancing blow, I wondered why. the ear still doesn't seem quite right today, but I'm ok.

now the question. I was chewing gum and it was probably on the left side. One of the other umps there doing the practice said it might have been the gum chewing that did that.

Any feedback from umps that have taken one too many shots.

Your mask was on too tightly.

[JR12]

...had something happen when I got hit, while chewing gum........but I can't remember what it was.

[bobbybanaduck]

impossible.

[johnnyg08]

if worn properly, the masks are designed to deflect the blow, but in order for the mask to work the right way, it has to disburse the energy to take the blow off of the point of impact.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Your mask was on too tightly.

In general, I agree. But, there will probably be that one spot on a mask where a "straight shot" will disburse the energy equally and the mask will stay on.

And, to the OP, it was a "foul ball" not a "foul tip."

[UmpJM]

shickenbottom,

...Example, Pitched ball goes from bat to catcher glove, to your mask, then back to catchers glove to catch, unless this is HS where any fielder can catch the ball so long as it went from the bat to the catchers glove first. ...

Even in Fedlandia, this would be nothing but an "uncaught foul". Once it touched your mask, even though it hit the catcher's mitt first, the ball was no longer "in flight".

JM

[JFlores]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

In general, I agree. But, there will probably be that one spot on a mask where a "straight shot" will disburse the energy equally and the mask will stay on.

And, to the OP, it was a "foul ball" not a "foul tip."

so it only took 6 posts for someone to correct him on the "foul tip"

you guys are slacking.

[UmpJM]

JFlores,

What, you missed bobbybanaduck's post?

JM

[JFlores]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

JFlores,

What, you missed bobbybanaduck's post?

JM

ahh you got me there, one word answers are the norm.

[bobbybanaduck]