I saw it out of the corener of my eye.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

Your example is even worse. You are watching something other than the ball while the pitch is on the way to the plate.

How in the world does this not mess with your balls and strikes? Do you dust off the plate while a pitch is on the way, as well. There is not any sort of umpire training that I have ever heard of that would have the Home Plate Umpire looking at something like this. You are calling the pitches, you need to follow the ball.

Joe in Missouri

When you're working the plate in a gmae involving older kids, do you not know when R1 (or R2 or R3) is stealing, while the ball is still on the way to the plate? Wouldn't this be the same type of call?