Forum: Baseball
Mon Sep 17, 2007, 12:07am
|
Replies: 31
Views: 4,490
|
Forum: Baseball
Sun Sep 16, 2007, 12:27pm
|
Replies: 31
Views: 4,490
|
Forum: Baseball
Sun Sep 16, 2007, 03:09am
|
Replies: 31
Views: 4,490
Be Afraid...Be Very Afraid !
I started my career as a LL umpire.
The first thing that is going to hit you like a ton of bricks is the fact that ANYTHING GOES, and you are the target. There are no rules of conduct for...
|
Forum: Baseball
Mon Jul 16, 2007, 01:38am
|
Replies: 11
Views: 2,071
Gentlemen, these are pictures from a different...
Gentlemen, these are pictures from a different country, where this may be an accepted practice.
I will say, I personally would never wear a painted helmet, even if I moved to a country where it...
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 12, 2007, 01:24am
|
Replies: 14
Views: 2,102
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 12, 2007, 01:22am
|
Replies: 21
Views: 3,029
|
Forum: Baseball
Tue Jul 10, 2007, 03:06am
|
Replies: 9
Views: 3,308
|
Forum: Baseball
Mon Jul 02, 2007, 04:25am
|
Replies: 9
Views: 2,171
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Jun 14, 2007, 06:20pm
|
Replies: 18
Views: 2,885
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Jun 14, 2007, 02:00am
|
Replies: 18
Views: 2,885
Jim, Thanks for the picture. But none of the...
Jim, Thanks for the picture. But none of the pitches I saw on BT showed him in a stance that low. He was significantly higher.
Although, if you notice in this picture, his head is higher than...
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Jun 14, 2007, 12:18am
|
Replies: 18
Views: 2,885
High Plate Stance
I was just watching the highlights for the Yankees / Diamondbacks game on Baseball tonight.
The plate umpire had the highest stance I have ever seen. For the pitches they showed, the bottom of...
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Jun 08, 2007, 02:38am
|
Replies: 20
Views: 3,698
And I bet you are standing in the wrong...
And I bet you are standing in the wrong place...most likely too close to the catcher. The closer you are to the catcher, as with a traditional slot stance, the more you get hit (like the catcher).
|
Forum: Baseball
Mon Jun 04, 2007, 02:42am
|
Replies: 3
Views: 1,563
|
Forum: Baseball
Tue May 29, 2007, 01:40am
|
Replies: 17
Views: 2,584
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu May 24, 2007, 02:53pm
|
Replies: 33
Views: 3,356
Working from Foul Territory
I still have pretty good wheels, so when I think being in Foul Territory will give me the best look, and keep me out of the play, that's where I go.
Remember, the best view of a play is from the...
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu May 24, 2007, 01:15am
|
Replies: 6
Views: 1,626
Bought two pair last season.
They have saved...
Bought two pair last season.
They have saved me countless times.
I won't set foot behind the plate without them.
They seem to run one size larger than the tights without the pads, so try...
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu May 24, 2007, 01:12am
|
Replies: 22
Views: 3,117
In my experience, (ex) umpires make the worst...
In my experience, (ex) umpires make the worst coaches, with regard to how the interact with (working) umpires.
When I know a coach is also an umpire, or ex-umpire, I give them ZERO latitude for...
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu May 24, 2007, 01:09am
|
Replies: 33
Views: 3,356
Selling the call, by NOT selling the call.
Had an interesting play at 1st tonight. VAR-HS Second round of Section Finals.
No outs, no runners.
Batter hits a grounder up the 1st base line. F1 fields the ball, and makes a throw to F3...
|
Forum: Baseball
Sat May 19, 2007, 02:53am
|
Replies: 24
Views: 3,422
Those Sears pants are what I wore when I first...
Those Sears pants are what I wore when I first started out years ago, doing Little League (for free). They are an excellent pant, and not one other umpire could tell they weren't real umpire pants....
|
Forum: Baseball
Sat May 19, 2007, 02:42am
|
Replies: 4
Views: 1,458
Well, when I taught my son how to umpire, we...
Well, when I taught my son how to umpire, we started with the rule book. Each night he would read at least 3 sections, then we would discuss them.
Once he knew the rules, we went out to an empty...
|
Forum: Baseball
Sat May 19, 2007, 02:30am
|
Replies: 26
Views: 3,606
So, lets say F6 is playing deep, and runs hard...
So, lets say F6 is playing deep, and runs hard forward to scoop up a low rolling grounder, well behind the runner's path, and his momentum takes him 3 or 4 additional steps into the path of a runner,...
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri May 18, 2007, 06:40pm
|
Replies: 26
Views: 3,606
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu May 17, 2007, 02:36am
|
Replies: 26
Views: 3,606
Train wrecks happen in baseball...Get over it !
Varsity Playoff. I have the plate. R1, no outs.
This is a really big game between the two top teams in the league. Defense is down by 4 runs.
Batter hits a high bouncing grounder up the 1st...
|
Forum: Baseball
Tue May 15, 2007, 02:12am
|
Replies: 32
Views: 4,743
|
Forum: Baseball
Wed May 09, 2007, 09:43pm
|
Replies: 5
Views: 1,789
|