SP Pitching questions

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by tzme415

I am having trouble calling low, below 6 feet, pitches illegal before they reach the plate - any suggestions? If a pitch is illegal and I don't call it fast enough the batter may swing. If I don't say it fast enough can I still call the pitch illegal and is there any recourse if the batter swings because I am late? I don't know why I am having so many problems with this this year.

Before the pitch I'm standing straight up behind the catcher. I'll stay in this position to judge height, either too high or too low. As a guide for the lower limit I'll look for daylight between the ball and the pitcher's head. I'm 6ft tall, assuming the pitcher is 6ft tall if the ball doesn't clear his head it's illegal.

I've always found that more players complain about pitches being too low rather than too high.