Is Michelle Smith a closet blond?

[mick]

Originally posted by Bandit

Mick. FUBLUE and myself (Bandit) umpire both together for high school ball, college, and summer travel tournaments. And in such, we see alot of girls at different times. And slappers do tend to learn which umpires will call the penatly and which ones don't.

Interesting, Bandit.
So, the players just adjust and no one questions the interpretations?
mick

[Andy]

Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
BTW, Michelle Smith proved that you needn't be a blond softball player to say stupid things on TV.

In the USA/UCLA game, a ball seemed to catch the knob of the bat and fingers of the batter on a high, inside pitch.

Smith tripped over it, but much to my chagrin, eventually got out something along the line of "when the hands are on the bat they are considered part of the bat."

I cringed, then laughed. Will they never get the idea that there should be someone with just a bit of rules knowledge involved in these broadcasts?

I watched the first few innings of this game also. What I heard was something to the effect of "If the ball hits the batters hands, it's automatically a foul ball" or some such drivel after much stumbling around. I yelled pretty loudly at the TV, which my better half did not appreciate too much!

I also liked the UCLA pitcher who kept throwing the ball inside and wondering why she wasn't getting strike calls. Guess what, she needs to adjust to the umpires zone, not the other way around!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by kono
My DD loved her bats - good balance, not end-weighted. Had one shear just above the hands while in the batting cage. She still has it (both pieces), and pulls it out every once in a while to show non-believers.

There you go, proof positive, THE BAT IS PART OF THE HANDS!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by Andy


I watched the first few innings of this game also. What I heard was something to the effect of "If the ball hits the batters hands, it's automatically a foul ball" or some such drivel after much stumbling around. I yelled pretty loudly at the TV, which my better half did not appreciate too much!

I also liked the UCLA pitcher who kept throwing the ball inside and wondering why she wasn't getting strike calls. Guess what, she needs to adjust to the umpires zone, not the other way around!

BTW, I may be wrong 'cause I missed any umpire intros, but I thought I knew the plate umpire for that game. I was bouncing around between the game and the race, so I didn't get a good look at her, but if it is who I think it is, she may have changed her 3rd strike mechanics over the past year or so.

Nonetheless, I thought she stayed with her zone the entire game. The inside pitches were inside, or at least that's the way they looked to me a couple thousand miles away.

[Dukat]

Originally posted by Andy
I yelled pretty loudly at the TV, which my better half did not appreciate too much!

I need to show this to my wife to prove I was not the only person in the world who did this

[Andy]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA

Originally posted by Andy

I also liked the UCLA pitcher who kept throwing the ball inside and wondering why she wasn't getting strike calls. Guess what, she needs to adjust to the umpires zone, not the other way around!

Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA

Nonetheless, I thought she stayed with her zone the entire game. The inside pitches were inside, or at least that's the way they looked to me a couple thousand miles away.

Exactly my point, Mike! I agree completely and I was much closer to the game, only about 400 miles away!

I missed the umpire intros as well (if there were any). Who did you think it was? I know a few blues out of SoCal, but I did not recognize any of them either. Send it to me via email if you like.