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MD Longhorn Tue Jun 19, 2012 08:25am
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve (Post 846612)
I hope you wear 3 ball bags on the bases to carry the brush and your Official Rosin Bag, plus all the returned foul balls that come in. What kind of base umpire are you anyway?:p
And make sure you go tell the new pitcher how many outs there are and where the runners are, cause new pitchers can't see them. :p

jicecone Tue Jun 19, 2012 08:51am
And don't forget to give the count to the PU after every pitch as you stand directly behind the pitcher in the BC Position.

TwoBits Tue Jun 19, 2012 08:52am
On a side note, do you think Joe West is contractually obligated to wear his plate gear so the Wilson and West Vest logos are clearly visible to the TV cameras? :D

Rich Tue Jun 19, 2012 03:47pm
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Originally Posted by jicecone (Post 846629)
And don't forget to give the count to the PU after every pitch as you stand directly behind the pitcher in the BC Position.
And don't forget to ask the shortstop and second baseman (and the center fielder, too) if your position is OK with them when you're working inside the diamond.

Worked a game this season with an umpire I had never met before. After the plate conference, he headed towards third base. Was so intrigued by his path to short right field, I didn't even bother to look at some of the warmup pitches (I usually look at the middle four pitches -- two from each side). He stopped at third, carefully brushed off the base, went to second and did the same, and then went and did the same to first base. After the top of the first, he went to the pitcher's plate and did the same thing. I was so inspired, I used my plate shoe to clean the plate the entire game. :D

zm1283 Tue Jun 19, 2012 04:54pm
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Originally Posted by GROUPthink (Post 846674)
And don't forget to ask the shortstop and second baseman (and the center fielder, too) if your position is OK with them when you're working inside the diamond.

Worked a game this season with an umpire I had never met before. After the plate conference, he headed towards third base. Was so intrigued by his path to short right field, I didn't even bother to look at some of the warmup pitches (I usually look at the middle four pitches -- two from each side). He stopped at third, carefully brushed off the base, went to second and did the same, and then went and did the same to first base. After the top of the first, he went to the pitcher's plate and did the same thing. I was so inspired, I used my plate shoe to clean the plate the entire game. :D
At a state tournament final this year I saw umpires carrying indicators and brushes on the bases (And using both waaaay too much), as well as asking the middle infielders if their positioning was okay prior to pitches. Pretty much any Smitty behavior you can imagine, I saw it.

Rich Tue Jun 19, 2012 05:10pm
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Originally Posted by zm1283 (Post 846682)
At a state tournament final this year I saw umpires carrying indicators and brushes on the bases (And using both waaaay too much), as well as asking the middle infielders if their positioning was okay prior to pitches. Pretty much any Smitty behavior you can imagine, I saw it.
There's a better than 1 in 50 chance this is my state you're talking about cause I've seen it there myself. Mind boggling the selection process....

mbyron Tue Jun 19, 2012 06:34pm
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Originally Posted by GROUPthink (Post 846674)
And don't forget to ask the shortstop and second baseman (and the center fielder, too) if your position is OK with them when you're working inside the diamond.
I saw Lance Barksdale do just that all Sunday afternoon. ;)

Well, not F8.

Publius Tue Jun 19, 2012 08:58pm
The guy with an indicator is the guy who got the count wrong. Therefore, another guy with an indicator would get the count right?

Non sequitor.

mbyron Tue Jun 19, 2012 09:43pm
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Originally Posted by Publius (Post 846698)
Non sequitor.
Right Latin, wrong spelling. Given your name, Publius, I expect more from you. :(

Publius Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:37pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron (Post 846701)
Right Latin, wrong spelling. Given your name, Publius, I expect more from you. :(
Typos happen in every language.

mbyron Thu Jun 21, 2012 08:14am
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Originally Posted by Publius (Post 846790)
Typos happen in every language.
Treu! ;)

MD Longhorn Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:57am
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Originally Posted by GROUPthink (Post 846674)
And don't forget to ask the shortstop and second baseman (and the center fielder, too) if your position is OK with them when you're working inside the diamond.

Worked a game this season with an umpire I had never met before. After the plate conference, he headed towards third base. Was so intrigued by his path to short right field, I didn't even bother to look at some of the warmup pitches (I usually look at the middle four pitches -- two from each side). He stopped at third, carefully brushed off the base, went to second and did the same, and then went and did the same to first base. After the top of the first, he went to the pitcher's plate and did the same thing. I was so inspired, I used my plate shoe to clean the plate the entire game. :D
We don't always agree... but I might have reacted the same way.

RPatrino Thu Jun 21, 2012 02:19pm
Plate shoe, heck..."hey catch, can you get that dirt for me?"


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