Worked My First Game Ever Today

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by ogie oglethorpe

OK Thanks. Foul ball it is. Sure glad that ball didn't land fair yesterday.

I usually say to remember the call is "foul ball", not "foul player".
No puns, please.

[Mountaineer]

Hey Ogie, where you'll question it again is down the lines on the 3rd and 1st basemen. You'll see it on bunts and it can be somewhat tricky on a shot that they glove. Remember, as Mike but it - LOCATION, of the ball. One of the guys that trained me locally always says - watch the ball, watch the ball, watch the ball - if you do that, you'll always know fair/foul.

[Dakota]

Also, be thinking "is this fair or foul" rather than "is the player going to catch it". If you are watching for the catch, and the ball is dropped, by the time you realize it has been dropped, you won't know where it was when it was first touched.

[Mountaineer]

Oh yeah, and please don't stand behind the plate and make the call. If at all possible get as far down the line as you can. I like to straddle the line on a fly ball that's on the line. Of course on a ground ball that's a "shot" you don't have that much time, but try not to make that call like you're growing roots back there!

[ogie oglethorpe]

Well I may not have truly known what I was looking for on the play, but at least I found myself a little better than halfway down the line when I made the call