Umpire Timing
 

Hey Blues! Slow down. I'm seeing way too many umps throwing the hand up before the catcher even catches the ball.

For those Blues who insist on not getting down where you can see the corners, don't call the corners. All you're doing is guessing/assuming it hit the corner, and I've seen way too many calls missed! You got to the LLWS based on your years service. In all those years, I would have hoped to see better mechanics. But, I guess LL will never have a mini clinic a couple of weeks before the regionals start, to help weed out those who aren't up to the standard of calling World Series games.

I saw that too, Bob. He rung up some kid with a turn to his right and just held his arm out there for like 5 seconds. Pretty bad. Apparently he didn't learn how to indicate a foul tip either.

Now with all that has been said about LL umpires, we had a guy from our college group work the plate at the LL world series last year. He didn't fit the mold of these other guys we have seen on TV. He was pretty damn good.

Steve, the exceptions are few and far between. So far, I have only seen one PU that called a great game. The base and line umps have been marginal at best. I hope that they whittle the crews down to the best for the final rounds of the series. This is a showcase event for LL and they should be showcasing the best of the best in their umpire world. They clearly aren't or they clearly don't know how to define excellence in umpiring.

No LL simply doesn't care whether the umpires are good or not. Remember they have Instant Replay!

Agreed. Catcher would set up behind the other batter's box and the pitcher hit the mitt. K!

Wow, just wow is right!

Zone was too wide outside but as to your assertion above:

Not while I was watching - except once when the catcher reached back to the plate to catch what was obviously a strike.

I've watched 10 minutes of the LLWS. Japan game yesterday. The place guy was flinching on every pitch, his head was moving on every pitch, you could flip a coin on balls/strikes, and his positioning on a play at the plate was the one place where he got blocked -- and he did -- and then replay inexplicably didn't overturn the missed call.

I've had enough for the year, I think. I'll probably watch the plate game of the one guy there I know and like and again if he gets the plate in a playoff game or the final. Other than that, it's football season.

Funny Umpire - YouTube

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That was Leslie Nielsen's younger brother, wasn't it?

Seriously, don't start the video. Just look at that picture...and tell me that that is not Angel Hernandez in a LL umpire's uniform! Cleveland's HRs upend A's - SFGate

I'm at home doing my "honey do" list when my phone started going off with texts from several college umpire buddies all wanting to know if I was watching this game. Not good.

Oh, good God. That pitch was in the other batter's box. And the announcers pretended it was a perfect pitch, to boot.

And Strike 3 was a clinic in how not to work the plate.

And now I just watched U2 brush off second base. I give up.

Iowa / Michigan
 

At least PU in this game looks like this isn't his first rodeo.....he gets my vote for the dish in the 'ship !!!!! ( At least compared to everything else I have seen )

" Honey do " list on a saturday night ???????;);););)