Tenn Vols vs USA HP Umpire

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

I dont know, why are you in America since you cant stand so many of the things going on?

Obviously, like ASA, its the best gig in town. Always room for ASA to improve though. We just gotta wait for the old guard to move on I suppose .. or in lieu of that, the slightest possibility that they bend a little.

NCAA is blazing a trail. NFHS too.. time for the old guard @ ASA to wake up. It takes people talking to get that done

NCAA's "trailblazing" is very similar to that of ASA. They are trying their best to codify and then make uniform the mechanics of all of their umpires. You just happened to see an umpire who recieved a regional assignment in spite of this.

Go to an ASA National. You will see umpires who do not use "book" mechanics.

Personally, I like the look of uniform mechanics. You always know what to look for and what to expect from one umpire to the next. Communication between umpires, as well as coaches and players, is so much easier when you know what to expect. Also, that kind of solidarity helps to give a crewness to the umpiring staff. I think the ones who gripe about the uniform mechanics are the ones who are resistant to change or are too lazy to change. I have noticed that most of them seem to be transfers from the baseball world.

[FullCount]

I only got to see portions of the first two innings but was surprised to see the PU's mechanics. My first reaction was that he was a baseball umpire. But I got to thinking, why would a high profile televised exhibition game not be able to find and use a softball ump? So presumably he was a softball ump who seems to have adopted baseball mechanics. Or perhaps he is also a baseball ump who does softball games. Either way, his mechanics were a bit of a surprise.

[CecilOne]

I guess I was enjoying the game and players too much to pick on the umpire or to think that TV is the essence like the NFL.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

I guess I was enjoying the game and players too much to pick on the umpire or to think that TV is the essence like the NFL.

You watched that entire game and didnt notice the PU's great mechanics?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

You watched that entire game and didn't notice the PU's great mechanics?

I didn't say "entire". As it was, a few 1/2 innings. But observed or not was not my point, just that the PU was not the most important not the only one there. I'd much rather focus on Mendoza'a swing or Abbott's pitching than any umpire.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

.......... I'd much rather focus on Mendoza'a swing or Abbott's pitching than any umpire.

Really?

How weird is that? What the hell for?

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

NCAA's "trailblazing" is very similar to that of ASA. They are trying their best to codify and then make uniform the mechanics of all of their umpires. You just happened to see an umpire who recieved a regional assignment in spite of this.

It was only THIS year NCAA allowed various stances from the PU in the Umpire Manual.