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Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 18, 2014, 04:22pm

Replies: 25 CWS plate umpire saying pitch location? Views: 3,772 Posted By briancurtin Reaching. If you can verbalize... Reaching. If you can verbalize effectively for the level you work and the players and coaches you're working with, I don't see what the problem is. I give in/out and it works and I still get to...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 09, 2014, 11:46pm

Replies: 4 Ole Miss Steal Play Views: 1,626 Posted By briancurtin I had the same thought based on how it played... I had the same thought based on how it played out, sans umpires. U2's lack of emphasis on the call was confusing. If I remember correctly, it was somewhat of a banger, and then you also had that...

Forum: Baseball Fri Apr 04, 2014, 10:58pm

Replies: 9 Article -- Four Strikes and You're Out Views: 1,619 Posted By briancurtin I thought this one... I thought this one (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/opinion/sunday/what-umpires-get-wrong.html) had some interesting findings.

Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 01, 2014, 01:00pm

Replies: 6 MLB Replay on Opening Day Views: 1,487 Posted By briancurtin There was a replay in the Cubs/Pirates game that... There was a replay in the Cubs/Pirates game that was pretty good. Bob Davidson called a Cubs runner safe diving back in on a pickoff attempt, but the replays showed he was clearly out - tagged on the...

Forum: Baseball Mon Mar 31, 2014, 02:17pm

Replies: 5 Orange-sleeves in baseball Views: 1,624 Posted By briancurtin The NFL has green hat (NFL TV coordinator) and... The NFL has green hat (NFL TV coordinator) and orange sleeves (network TV coordinator).

Forum: Baseball Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:15pm

Replies: 36 SS barely in the same zip code as 2B in Tigers-Red Sox game. Views: 5,307 Posted By briancurtin on the bag = out not on the bag = safe on the bag = out not on the bag = safe

Forum: Baseball Thu Sep 19, 2013, 12:01am

Replies: 41 Game Fee High School Level Views: 6,287 Posted By briancurtin Why would you have to be there at 11 for a 2 PM... Why would you have to be there at 11 for a 2 PM game?

Forum: Baseball Thu Sep 05, 2013, 01:24pm

Replies: 20 HP Umpire Cam Views: 4,108 Posted By briancurtin If the film maker had a look at this website,... If the film maker had a look at this website, they'd probably feel the same way umpires feel when fans talk about them. Start at perfect and get better.

Forum: Baseball Sun Sep 01, 2013, 06:58pm

Replies: 20 HP Umpire Cam Views: 4,108 Posted By briancurtin What is a useless piece of equipment? What is a useless piece of equipment?

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 26, 2013, 09:26pm

Replies: 37 LLWS - Championship Views: 5,380 Posted By briancurtin It covers it in the same way as just calling a... It covers it in the same way as just calling a runner "safe" at first base even though the ball beat him by two steps and the first baseman pulled his foot. In both cases, you have a call and an...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 26, 2013, 10:41am

Replies: 37 LLWS - Championship Views: 5,380 Posted By briancurtin Correct, I am definitively stating that I saw no... Correct, I am definitively stating that I saw no swing, because I didn't. You first need to judge the pitch as it pertains to the zone (you have a ball), and then you need to determine if he swung...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 26, 2013, 09:29am

Replies: 37 LLWS - Championship Views: 5,380 Posted By briancurtin I thought that was a fairly standard thing,... I thought that was a fairly standard thing, although myself and most others I know would say "ball, no he didn't"

Forum: Baseball Wed Aug 21, 2013, 09:40pm

Replies: 40 A-Rod and Dempster Views: 5,520 Posted By briancurtin Maybe next year Girardi can throw a red flag and... Maybe next year Girardi can throw a red flag and then the base umpires will vote on the ejection, or they'll poll the audience based on cheers.

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 20, 2013, 09:23am

Replies: 107 Little League World Series Umps Views: 17,838 Posted By briancurtin This is how I got my start, for whatever it's... This is how I got my start, for whatever it's worth. I was making $20 on the bases, $25 on the plate, for a $45 DH. Sometimes I'd just do two plates if the other kid didn't want to suit up. When...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 19, 2013, 11:24am

Replies: 40 A-Rod and Dempster Views: 5,520 Posted By briancurtin The fact that he was going to bolt out from... The fact that he was going to bolt out from behind the plate and violently point and yell should have flipped the light switch that this should have been more than a warning. Most warnings seem...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 06, 2013, 11:28pm

Replies: 17 Here we go again.... Views: 3,897 Posted By briancurtin Well that was helpful. Well that was helpful.

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 05, 2013, 09:22pm

Replies: 17 Here we go again.... Views: 3,897 Posted By briancurtin Then who else in the stadium is tasked with... Then who else in the stadium is tasked with keeping an accurate count of balls and strikes if it's not the guy who is writing down everything about the game including balls and strikes?

Forum: Baseball Fri Aug 02, 2013, 10:33pm

Replies: 17 Here we go again.... Views: 3,897 Posted By briancurtin He has an indicator in his left hand when he... He has an indicator in his left hand when he calls time. He just puts it in his bag.

Forum: Baseball Fri Aug 02, 2013, 02:40pm

Replies: 10 Mariners Manager Confusion, Helps Cost Team Game... Views: 2,529 Posted By briancurtin It is that way because of the sentence you quoted... It is that way because of the sentence you quoted and another one elsewhere in the thread. Think about it. Is a manager going to walk on the field, wave "hi" to his bullpen coach, and then turn...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jul 31, 2013, 10:40am

Replies: 12 Pirates vs Cards - 2 missed calls on same play Views: 1,870 Posted By briancurtin I think the safe signal is going to start moving... I think the safe signal is going to start moving out of favor. At the NCAA meetings earlier this year, I believe there was more than one video of third strike situations where the umpire caused...

Forum: Baseball Tue Jul 30, 2013, 12:45pm

Replies: 17 Rays vs Redsox Play at the Plate (Video) Views: 3,558 Posted By briancurtin That was the "in" thing to do for a while, then... That was the "in" thing to do for a while, then people started from the point, and now most tend to start at 3BLX. I think it just stems from players tending to slide outside regardless of the...

Forum: Baseball Tue Jul 30, 2013, 09:14am

Replies: 17 Rays vs Redsox Play at the Plate (Video) Views: 3,558 Posted By briancurtin I personally wouldn't want to, but that's what... I personally wouldn't want to, but that's what they've been doing for a long time at that level. MLB tends to take these calls with a view over the left hip, not tied to the foul lines like most of...

Forum: Baseball Fri Jul 26, 2013, 10:31pm

Replies: 15 Bucs vs Nats...attempted advance toward 2nd? Views: 3,215 Posted By briancurtin ...but he did overrun the base by 15 feet? ... ...but he did overrun the base by 15 feet? He gauged whether he could advance to second 2/3 of the way to the base, did that little turn, saw F6 was going to have it and he'd be hosed if he...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 25, 2013, 02:39pm

Replies: 14 IFR fake? Views: 2,238 Posted By briancurtin The strength behind a ball hit so high that it... The strength behind a ball hit so high that it could be confused with an IFF yet it continued to travel far enough to clear the fence would be so amazing that the batting team should just...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 25, 2013, 01:21pm

Replies: 12 Bad spot? Views: 2,044 Posted By briancurtin It seems like one run did score based on the... It seems like one run did score based on the commentary.

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