All-Star Game - DeMuth
 

OK, two very interesting things I observed in the first inning:

1) Is the 20-second timeout mechanic being taught in pro-school? That's exactly the first signal made after Jeter was hit on the hands. (On a side note, at least McCarver didn't say the hands were a part of the bat :D).

2) Since he's miked for sound, DeMuth is distinctly giving the location of many of the ball calls (I know I've heard "outside" and "ball down"). Any defenders out there for this...seems like little league to me!

Is he trying to immitate Durwood Merrill with that set up, he wasnt doin that before lol... Timmons appeared to call a foul ball for the National leaguers in the 2nd instead he called for a dead ball because it jumped into the stands, way too confusing for Buck and McCarver

I WAS WAITING!
There's an NCAA guy around here who does that on every close pitch. I can't really stand it.

McCarver: "[On that play] Utley had several things with which to cope."

Yeah, looks like DeMuth has changed a lot of stuff, including hammering called strikes. He used to point in the opposite side of the batter.

Timmons could have been more clear, and mixed in a fair point before killing the ball, since that is the usual mechanic in this case. I mean, the ball was only a couple of feet fair, certainly worth a point I would think.

Yeah, he confused Buck, who said that two hands in the air usually means foul ball. Get a clue...what about Time and Ball out of Play? I'm wondering if he's adopted!:rolleyes:

It's a 30-second timeout now. :D

Once again, the Senior Circuit has let me down. Thanks a lot Bell. Way to represent San Diego.:(

It's fairly common in pro ball. Cuts way down on the chatter from the dugout & let's F1/F2 settle in to the PU's zone. Given the number of subs in a game like this it's an easy way to make things go smooth & easy.

Frankly, as I get older I find myself doing this occasionally. Hasn't been a problem yet. I try not to do it on every pitch or in a way where it sounds like I'm justifying a call.

Seeing as they snatched him from the Beavers right after he made the PCL team for what would be an All-Star Game in his hometown, the least the Padres could do is give Mike Ekstrom a try. ;)

I got my usual great seat at good old Civic Stadium for the AAA game tomorrow night. Can't wait.

I can't find a TV listing for the game. Isn't on TV this year? I usually watch that one, and the AA game. The Futures game the other night was fun.

I thought it was on one of the ESPN networks.

For me I will on the close ones early. For the most part an F2 with a clue figures things out quickly & goes with the flow. From that point he (F2) carries the message to F1 / bench "Bring it up a bit Joe", etc.

ball location
 

Ball: most of the time (for inside or outside), I'll look in the direction the pitch was after F2 catches it. That's the only indicator I'll give unless the batter asks directly.

Heh, heh, heh! :cool: Sorry we got you again but hey maybe you will win next year! Bwaahahahahahah!

Take heart, SDS, I still hate the DH! :D:D

This is how I do it too. I don't want to start calling out location for fear of overdoing it and sounding like a play-by-play announcer.

It wasn't my idea
 

but something I learned from following this forum.

Don't remember who posted it but thanks!

I turn the channel off.
 

After watching Buck drool over himself interviewing barak, I had to change the station. I was so disgusted with these oafs. And why do I want to watch the president make stupid during the All Star Game? Oh yeah, I didn't.

I sent Fox hate emails on that one. Purely disgusted! More than the usual knowing McCarver's and Buck's ignorance level is already pegging the meter!

JMHO:mad::mad:

P.S.: sorry for the hijack....

[QUOTE=scarolinablue;614660]OK, two very interesting things I observed in the first inning:
"Jeter was hit on the hands"
Did anyone else hear the clunk of the bat knob. How did DeMuth determine the ball hit Jeter and not the bat?

What was particularly disgusting was the interview of Joe Buck right in the middle of Adrian Gonzalez during the Home Run Derby.

Instead of giving the respect due Gonzalez while he is batting and focusing on him, ESPN decided to force Chris Berman, and the always obnoxious Joe Morgan to ask the most inane, repetitious questions of Joe Buck. They did the obligatory questions about Jack Buck, and of course Morgan chimes in with "I remember working for your daddy....." Puleeze!!! Meanwhile, they briefly cut back to see how Adrian is doing in between questions and then it's, "oh Adrian Gozalez has 9 outs and 2 HR, oh that's the 10th out, and he's out..." They did not disrespect any other participant in this fashion. They gave Fielder, Pujols, Howard and everyone else their full attention. Nobody gave interviews in the middle of their time batting.

Why ESPN chose that particular time for a shameless attempt for ratings with a Joe Buck interview is beyond me. I was absolutely furious, as were many other San Diegans, as is evident by all the criticism leveled at ESPN on the local sports talk radio shows. Just unbelievable disrespect.

DeMuth ruled that the ball hit Jeter's hand first, then the knob, or else simultaneously, which is a HBP.

Not responsive.

Whoa! I teach LL umpires, and I'll step on the neck of those that are so insecure about their calls that they need to explain them by calling location. All it does it induce arguing. "THAT WASN'T DOWN!", as opposed to leaving them guessing. "maybe it was outside".

What do you mean, Kimosabe?

Okay, is this better: He must have seen it with his eyes.

One of the first peices of advice I ever got from a vet was this... whenever a coach asks you directly where a pitch was, agree with him. "Was that outside?" "Yes." No sense in making them think you missed it on the 1 dimension they are more sure about.

ESPN2.

And not that anybody cares, but:
HP-Mike Muchlinski PCL
1B-Mike Estabrook IL
2B-Shawn Rakos PCL
3B-R.J. Thompson IL

I was taught: "Yes ... and low." :D

I could see that being a problem for LL umpires.

Thanks, I finally found it. I thought it was on earlier than 7 PM PDT.

nah, i try to say as little as I can. I don't really vocalize my ball calls and take my sweet time calling strikes and calling outs. sometimes, on the bases, on a routine out at first, the runner will be almost in his dugout before I signal the out. the more obvious the call, the more time I take to "acknowledge" it.

as for demuth, he's a 26 year MLB vet with major league credibility, as far as i'm concerned, he can yell "Bonzai!" for strikes if he wants or pull his best ron luciano impression if he wants. sure, mlb umps can have lazy mechanics but they have the credibility to carry them.

Is this just your gimmick or is there a reason to wait more than a few seconds to make a call?

You've got to wait for the TV camera to swing over to you.

The technical term is "fake timing," Brian. ;)

it's just a gimmick of mine, i like to take my time in making a call. Mostly to prevent making an out call only to have a fielder drop the ball. I just wanna be "satisfied" that it's an out and then slowly call the out since it's so obvious. I'm also somewhat slow on my strike calls, I learned my timing from Tim McClelland. As Bill Klem once said: "it ain't nothing till I call it"

I like to gear my game so the players get most of the attention.

If the call is obvious, why would you need to wait so long to be satisfied? Make the call and move on.

If F5 guns it to F3 to beat a slow BR by 25 feet, I'm signaling an out once F3 has possession and then I'm getting back to A for the next play. Game on.

Jeez, you mean Father Time?

His strike zone I could see adopting, but not his timing. Better to get your timing from Thing, not Learch.
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Let Tim McLelland umpire like no other.

Smells like a troll.