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FUBLUE Had a coach this weekend ask... Wed Dec 07, 2005, 08:30am

scottk_61 I have been asked this as... Wed Dec 07, 2005, 08:59am

Andy I found that a while back, I... Wed Dec 07, 2005, 12:06pm

FUBLUE If you are watching the pitch... Wed Dec 07, 2005, 03:20pm

SRW Maybe I'm missing something... Thu Dec 08, 2005, 11:35am

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bkbjones SRW, here's one for ya Thu Dec 08, 2005, 09:02pm

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David Emerling Apples and oranges. A... Thu Dec 08, 2005, 10:50pm

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U of M Sam If a coach asks me the... Sat Dec 10, 2005, 07:59pm

IRISHMAFIA To me, the obvious response... Sat Dec 10, 2005, 08:08pm

Coach D I agree that a catcher should... Sat Dec 10, 2005, 09:36pm

David Emerling And if a 10-12 yr old catcher... Sun Dec 11, 2005, 08:35am

tcannizzo Based on my 15 years of... Sun Dec 11, 2005, 10:13am

IRISHMAFIA Problem is that once a... Sun Dec 11, 2005, 10:54am

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FUBLUE I've been sitting back and... Mon Dec 12, 2005, 08:17am

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scottk_61 [QUOTE]Originally posted by... Tue Dec 13, 2005, 09:22am

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FUBLUE I respect your opinion, but I... Tue Dec 13, 2005, 01:51pm

IRISHMAFIA Whoa, Bubba! :) You said... Tue Dec 13, 2005, 04:38pm

FUBLUE How does one get a reputation... Tue Dec 13, 2005, 09:09pm

FUBLUE And Don't Call Me Bubba ;) Tue Dec 13, 2005, 09:09pm

IRISHMAFIA Simple, it's perception. We... Wed Dec 14, 2005, 08:04am

FUBLUE Isn't perception based on... Wed Dec 14, 2005, 10:35am

IRISHMAFIA Not necessarily. Isn't... Wed Dec 14, 2005, 10:57am

FUBLUE I'll give you that one... Wed Dec 14, 2005, 12:06pm

IRISHMAFIA Nice try, but again, reality... Wed Dec 14, 2005, 12:22pm

FUBLUE I guess we shall agree to... Wed Dec 14, 2005, 01:01pm

Dakota There IS a difference between... Wed Dec 14, 2005, 01:27pm

IRISHMAFIA Apparently not. ;) [b] ... Wed Dec 14, 2005, 05:47pm

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Originally posted by FUBLUE
Had a coach this weekend ask me if I could detect when his pitcher was throwing a change up. Well, yes, you can, but only at the very end...and part of it may be that I've umpired her since she was 9, so I kind of know her tendencies and her motion.

BUt my question to you is...do you tell him? If so, when?

If a coach asks me the question mentioned, I simply answer "Yes", in a very polite manner. I have no reason to provide any more explaniation.
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