Leaning over the plate

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by Rufus

I do believe in pitching inside and will try and have the boys work on that. My greatest concern with all this is if the batter is leaning over the plate and gets hit, that he'll be awarded 1st on a hit by pitch. Guess I need to get over that.

A few comments.

1) It is guaranteed that you will get a HBP especially at your age level of competition. Few PUs who officiate that ball have either the skills, ruleset knowledge or cahoonas to make the correct call.

2) The Georgia leagues are notorious for this behavior. It's part of an overall batting system (see below) that has worked well for many national level teams.

3) Pitching inside with B crowding the plate is problematic. Even if you get the ball under the hands, these batters are often taught to take it for the team, to turn quickly without stride. Even when successful, you have the infamous metal bat handle hit.

4) Unless your Ps are highly skilled or can run a fastball up into the hands, you're going to find pitching inside a tough approach to command.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by Simply The Best

A few comments.


2) The Georgia leagues are notorious for this behavior. It's part of an overall batting system (see below) that has worked well for many national level teams.

He's baaaaaaaack.

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by Simply The Best

A few comments.

1) It is guaranteed that you will get a HBP especially at your age level of competition. Few PUs who officiate that ball have either the skills, ruleset knowledge or cahoonas to make the correct call.

Really? And in your great omniscient existance, how many times have you actually seen a player get hit in the strike zone? Probably can be counted on one hand. So having solid skills and knowledge of the rules actually allows you to make the correct call...you don't need great balls of fire to send a batter to 1st for HBP.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by ManInBlue

Really? And in your great omniscient existance, how many times have you actually seen a player get hit in the strike zone?

Gosh, the only reason you could possibly ask that is if you haven't had any length of time calling amateur ball . FYI, dozens of times back when I was calling several hundred games a year of 12U-18U baseball.

Probably can be counted on one hand.

So much for that guess.

So having solid skills and knowledge of the rules actually allows you to make the correct call...you don't need great balls of fire to send a batter to 1st for HBP.

Tell that to the hundreds of umpires I have seen miss this call who knew the rules.Gosh, you trolls are aggressive around here.

[ManInBlue]

Gosh, I have plenty of experience calling Travel ball, 100's of games a year - HPB in the zone rarely happens. HPB is a missed spot and significantly inside.

You've seen umpires miss the call? That means you had a perfect view of the strike zone from whatever seat you were in when you saw that happen. Maybe we should recommend changing where the plate ump stands so they can see the zone better.

Troll? You mean in all these years of helping and asking for help no one noticed that? WOW you really are "Simply the Best"

Lets compare - me=more than 5 years and 450 posts. You=this month and less than 15 posts. Yeah, I'm the troll. Whatever makes you sleep better at night, Sugar Dumplin.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by ManInBlue

You've seen umpires miss the call?

Can't you read? Should I have CAPITALIZED and bolded where I have posted that? Have you not seen missed calls? Are you asleep on the diamond?

WOW you really are "Simply the Best"

Thanks.

Yeah, I'm the troll.

Never too late to grow up.

[ManInBlue]

And there's the proof - cut up a quote to suit your needs - for nothing other than be-littling someone.

You obviously have no more valid discussion to add - conversation over.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by ManInBlue

And there's the proof - cut up a quote to suit your needs...

Wow you guys are tough on new members. I was only following YOUR lead.

Leaning over the plate

No wonder the participation here is almost nonexistent (P.S. note the correct spelling of "existent" FYI)