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Mon Apr 22, 2002, 07:36am
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Did a really good high school game on Saturday. Championship of local school, 8 team, mid season tournament. Both teams went into the game unbeaten and had their #1 pitchers going for them. Game went 14 innnings with the home team winning 2-1 and the home pitcher having 18 SO. My question is from my post game discussions with my partner. Who happens to be the local associations game assigner. Good, positive comments about my plate position and other mechanics but said that he would recommend adjusting any voice deflections on a really close "ball" call. I have been taught to maybe hold my slot postition after a really close ball/strike call to maybe try and give the impression, to those peering eyes, that I had gotten a really good look at the ball as it had passed thru or out of the zone. And also to possible give a little more "positive" ball call on the really close ones. My partner thought that a more "even" call would be more effective. Any thoughts???, ideas???
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Mon Apr 22, 2002, 04:03pm
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I call all balls with the same timing and voice inflection. I call balls loud enough for the pitcher to hear the call and strikes loud enough for CF to hear. All calls are made from the crouch after which I rise up and give the hammer signal on a strike. A called strike three gets a vocal "strike" in the crouch and a vocal "three" as I rise up and pound the hammer. On swinging strikes, I think a non vocal call of "strike" before I rise up and give the hammer to keep my timing consistent.
SamC
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Mon Apr 22, 2002, 04:18pm
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I was taught to use the same call of "ball" in a normal voice no matter how close it was.
The reasoning that was explained to me was that if you changed your tone or inflection on a close one, it could sound like you were guessing and needed to convince everyone. My "ball" call does not change whether the ball is over the batters head or a millimeter off the outside corner.
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