For the HP umpire in US v. Venezuela

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I only caught the last inning and Hollowell was nailed by PU on first pitch. US pitchers need to remember in international play there is no "touch and go" or quick touch. The requirement is two seconds and it is called.

That was the only one I saw too. You could almost hear PU talking to F2 - at least that's what I think I was hearing.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Steve M

That was the only one I saw too. You could almost hear PU talking to F2 - at least that's what I think I was hearing.

Yep, heard that, too. The umpire may be wired for sound, but that would be awfully risky keeping that mike open. Maybe it is an area mike at the backstop that was picking that up.

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Yep, heard that, too. The umpire may be wired for sound, but that would be awfully risky keeping that mike open. Maybe it is an area mike at the backstop that was picking that up.

Yes, Dora was wired. You could see the remote behind her back at her belt.

I didn't see the early illegal pitches, either, but it sounded from the talking heads like the early ones had all been for pause violations, too.

[Skahtboi]

Every IP that I saw that Dora called was for the two second violation. and I watched most of the game.

[charliej47]

They were using a 2 second stop as a minimum for the pause before delivering. If the pitcher went more than 10 seconds it was an IP also. I did not like the mechanics for the ISF, but thats what they were told to use. I watched it for four innings and did not like the mechanics of any of the umpires.