illegal pitches

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Originally posted by jggilliam
I have a couple of questions about illegal pitches and would like to hear some of your opinions on the subject. How much do you let a pitcher get by with crow hopping before saying something or calling an illegal pitch? And do you usually call it when you see it or wait for a coach to say something about it? I coach a 12 and under team and have seen a lot of games this year in that age group up to 16 and under. It seems like alot of the pitchers around here in all age groups crow hop when the pitch and most of the time it seems pretty obvious, but nothing is usually called. Most of the times in our games if we say something about it, the umpires will let it go on for the rest of the inning and then say something between innings, which corrects the problem sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. Most of the time when the pitchers change and start pitching correctly, there is a major difference in the pitches (speed and accuracy). I was just wanting to get some different points of view on the subject. Thanks

Greg

Greg,

With all due respect to you as a coach, your questions are very leading in a trollish manner. Many of us have responded to questions like this and you wouldn't believe the storm it created and the folks who came out of the woodwork for the sole purpose of trashing umpires.

So, that being said, the best response is calling it when you see it. BTW, crow-hopping isn't that easy a thing to do, especially for youngsters without it being obvious.