Kat Osterman

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Originally posted by DNTXUM P
I can assure you that your friend (I know who you're referring to) would not call the IP because none of them would. Would you want to be the only umpire that calls it when no one has called it all year? I don't think so. All I'm saying is that if the officials won't call it then take it out of the book.

Funny, I just talked to him. He said that there were over 15 illegal pitches called against one pitcher in the tournament. There was also a former olympic umpire at this tournament. While I haven't talked to her, I feel quite sure that she wouldn't have any problem calling an illegal pitch on anyone she saw.

We're going to agree to disagree here. I don't disagree that some IP's were called, but they were not called on a crow hop or a leap. Last night I picked up all the pictures that I took at the world series. I had taken several pictures as she delivered the ball and the pictures show exactly what I saw while at the games. She crow hops at least 18" on every pitch. The photos clearly show the picher with her foot flat on the ground, 18" in front of the pitchers plate with the ball in her hand at about the 1 o:clock position. If that's not the result of a crow hop then I don't know what else to call it. I realize it would be very unpopular to call it every pitch so it just gets ignored. As I said, remove the crow hop and leap from the rulebook and everyone will be happy.