2011 CCA Manual, Impressions?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by jkumpire

IMO, it sounds like a mess to me, esp. if you have no visible clock and a 2 man crew.

The only thing worse than no visible clock would be a visible clock. How many "countdowns" would you hear?

[UmpTTS43]

Efforts to speed up play have constantly been a point of emphasis for the college game. My impression of why the NCAA is spending so much time on the 20 sec rule is twofold. 1) To get all officials on the same page and 2) To let coaches know that pace of play will be a top priority. I do agree that with the new bats, game times should drop. 3 1/2-4 hour games are inexcusible. Even with all the ingame promotions, indy pro games average under 3 hours. Gotta love the wood bat.

[Chris Viverito]

Originally Posted by mbyron

The only thing worse than no visible clock would be a visible clock. How many "countdowns" would you hear?

Why would hearing countdowns be a problem?

[Rich]

I was ahead of my time. A few years ago, I started taking a stopwatch out as the between innings time was getting out of hand. I started telling both coaches that the pitchers needed to get out quicker, because once we hit the time, I'd call out "one more pitch" and off we'd go. After one pitcher got 2 warmups, they figured out I was serious. Our games were going 3.5+ hours and I was sick of it. Naturally, after a few of these dates, I get an email from the assignor telling me to knock it off.

That was my last season of college baseball -- I quit at the end of the year. Working a 6+ hour DH for $185 more than 2 hours from home for coaches that thought they were the second coming of Earl Weaver lost its luster for me.

[UmpTTS43]

With U1 at first with 2 outs this puts U1 in the best position for the 3rd out playing the percentages. This falls in line with pro mechanics. U1 will have plays at first and BR into second. This is simply a reverse rotation, or slide. It really isnt that difficult. It is merely putting the umpires in the best positions for the most likely plays. Mechanics evolve. Evolve with them.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by UmpTTS43

With U1 at first with 2 outs this puts U1 in the best position for the 3rd out playing the percentages. This falls in line with pro mechanics. U1 will have plays at first and BR into second. This is simply a reverse rotation, or slide. It really isnt that difficult. It is merely putting the umpires in the best positions for the most likely plays. Mechanics evolve. Evolve with them.

That is not what the CCA manual says. It is telling us that U1 will have all plays at first and U3 has everything at second and third base. They don't want us to rotate at all. Check out page 168 in the new manual.

[UmpTTS43]

Originally Posted by zm1283

That is not what the CCA manual says. It is telling us that U1 will have all plays at first and U3 has everything at second and third base. They don't want us to rotate at all. Check out page 168 in the new manual.

OK. Havent read the new CCA manual yet.

Common sense says to slide taking BR to 2nd, same as bases loaded or R1,R2. Granted, with 2 outs and R2 or R2,R3, both runners will most likely score if BR goes to second. By sliding, it maintains the NCAA philosophy of having the runner boxed in having an umpire in front and behind him.

Pregame with your partner and work it out.

[MrUmpire]

Even more than FED, it seems at times that the CCA makes changes for the sake of selling manuals.

I am not opposed to change, but leaving U1 in A to do nothing while U3 takes B/R to second and beyond is not, in my opinion, the best use of resources.