PU-Throwing Ball Back to Pitcher-Let the Players Play the Game

[Forest Ump]

Love these threads

179 days until HS Season.

[cc6]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

I can't throw worth a crap anymore so I haven't for the last 20 years. But I can replace an out of play ball within 5 seconds by handing it to the catcher (I let him throw it back). How's that for ya?

But beside all of that this is still a boring thread!

Maybe another bottle of Jack Daniels will make it more interesting.

[DG]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I don't understand (1) why F2 is chasing a foul, (2) why you need to open the gate, (3) why you end up 20 feet from each other, and (4) why on earth F1 is standing around the plate area. Could you explain why all of these things are happening without baserunners?

(1) To catch a pop foul (2) so don't interfere with him (3) because 20 feet away is close enough to call a pop foul catch (4) no clue why F1 is at the plate area, but if he is there I will hand/toss him a ball for his return trip to mound if the ball went out of play. If F2 made the catch he can throw that ball to him.

I see quite a few ML umps who throw the ball back, but they are throwing to professionals. I prefer to let the catcher throw back to amateurs if at all possible.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by DG

(1) To catch a pop foul (2) so don't interfere with him (3) because 20 feet away is close enough to call a pop foul catch (4) no clue why F1 is at the plate area, but if he is there I will hand/toss him a ball for his return trip to mound if the ball went out of play. If F2 made the catch he can throw that ball to him.

Perhaps you should have read these posts first:

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Its simpler than you realize!

1) The ball was popped up behind the plate
2) Open the gate so catcher can chase the ball, track F2 as he runs back to the fence
3) 20 feet was just a reasonable guess, don't want to be too close for him making a potential play, don't want to give up the plate too much if there is an R3
4) On the foul ball behind the plate, pitchers traditionally head towards home or if the popup is off behind either dugouts they chase it as well. They rarely stand idly by on the mound, particularly if there is R3.

Make sense?

I assume that you assumed that we were discussing a direct foul shot to the screen, in which case I think we agree slap one in F2s hand and let someone else chase it down.

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Oh, additional information. Now I can "see" it in my feeble mind. Yes, I was picturing a passed ball or foul straight back with no runners.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by cc6

Maybe another bottle of Jack Daniels will make it more interesting.

Maybe a slap to the back of your noggen would straighten you out!

You still act like a little brat so I continue to treat you as such!

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by cc6

Maybe another bottle of Jack Daniels will make it more interesting.

That was a joke, right? Either way, not that amusing.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Maybe a slap to the back of your noggen would straighten you out!

You still act like a little brat so I continue to treat you as such!

This post should be embedded at the top of every thread on this site.

[zm1283]

I can't believe that a thread about throwing the ball back to the pitcher has gone five pages.

[DG]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Perhaps you should have read these posts first:

Yep, missed it..

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by zm1283

I can't believe that a thread about throwing the ball back to the pitcher has gone five pages.

Well, with all the "editing," it's back to four!

Originally Posted by DG

Yep, missed it..

No big deal, it happens! I wasn't thinking clearly to start with, but what else is new?

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by zm1283

I can't believe that a thread about throwing the ball back to the pitcher has gone five pages.

As you can see, it is no longer about "throwing the ball back to" someone,
we are now discussing the possibility of throwing the ball "at" , someone.

[cc6]

Originally Posted by jicecone

As you can see, it is no longer about "throwing the ball back to" someone,
we are now discussing the possibility of throwing the ball "at" , someone.

A simple joke from me turned into a barrage of attacks. It doesn't look good on any of us to diss, or to talk about swatting someone. Can we please start talking about baseball?

[briancurtin]

Stop posting.

[LMan]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Stop posting.

Heh. He lives to stir the pot, Brian, he's been doing it for years now. Why would he stop today?

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by cc6

A simple joke from me turned into a barrage of attacks.

No. Jokes are funny. You haven't posted anything funny in this thread.

It doesn't look good on any of us to diss, or to talk about swatting someone.

True. No one is close enough to you to make contact. It makes everthing thing look like an idle threat.

Say...why don't you help out here? Smack yourself on the back of the head.

Can we please start talking about baseball?

Okay...use a baseball bat.