First Game of the Year: Brutal.

[Stu Clary]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

You must not have called enough strikes on the visiting team

You're probably right...but the visitors HIT the strikes. Everything else was either in the dirt or hitting the screen on the fly.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Stu Clary

hitting the screen on the fly.

Well, that means it was still airborne passing the plate area, right? Close enough! STRIKE!

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Well, that means it was still airborne passing the plate area, right? Close enough! STRIKE!

Maybe he meant the screen in front of the dugouts.

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Maybe he meant the screen in front of the dugouts.

Had he extended his zone from county line to county line, he could have banged them for a strike.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Maybe he meant the screen in front of the dugouts.

Your point?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Your point?

Toes to clouds, crowds to crowds?

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Stu Clary

You're probably right...but the visitors HIT the strikes. Everything else was either in the dirt or hitting the screen on the fly.

Since you're located in the great state of California, I recommend using the California strike zone in these games......






If the pitch is in California, it's a strike!

[SRW]

My first games of the season are today - Community College double header. I'm a little nervous because:

(a) I haven't seen a pitch since October,
(b) I've been training new umps on ASA/NFHS rules and mechanics, and haven't had the time to study the NCAA stuff this year,
(c) I have the plate in the 2nd game - the one typically with the 2nd string F1 throwing bricks at a backstop.
(d) weather.com shows the temp to be about 41F at gametime.

I'm sure I'll be fine. Details to follow...

[CajunNewBlue]

41f..... *shudder*

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by CajunNewBlue

41f..... *shudder*

Yup. I have to call a game this afternoon in similar weather, with winds blowing from 15-25 mph out of the north!

[SRW]

The games went fine. Scrimmage / pre-season game with a local CC and a club team from the University of British Columbia. First game on the bases, no issues - other than I was almost burned out behind F6 with a R on 2B. As R took her lead off with the pitch, F4 moved into 2B. F2 threw across to F4 to pick R off. I moved back toward 2B with the throw, then realized after 2 steps that R went to 3B. Luckily F4 bobbled the throw from F1 and there was no play beyond that.

Not bad for first game of the season.

2nd game, I've got the dish. It's right around 40 degrees. This is where all kinds of weird stuff happened:

1. Had to tell F1 that her knee brace needed to be padded.
2. With R on 2B, ground ball to F6, errant throw to F3 drawing off to her left. F3 caught the ball. I hold at HP a second to watch for pulled foot or swipe tag, and just as F3 caught the ball and was pulled off, F2 stepped in my way. My partner didn't make any call, just quickly came to me with "was there a tag?" Hell, I couldn't see a damn thing so I came up with a strong "no". DC decided to talk to us about that one.
3. Called a strike on a batter for a violation of the 10 second rule.
4. Had F4 leave in an ambulance for either breaking her collarbone or dislocating her shoulder after diving for a ball and landing wrong.
5. Had 3 overthrows around the plate in one play, got me bouncing all around the place.

Good games tho. And good Mexican food afterwards.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by SRW

Had With R on 2B, ground ball to F6, errant throw to F3 drawing off to her left. F3 caught the ball. I hold at HP a second to watch for pulled foot or swipe tag, and just at F3 catched the ball and is pulled off, F1 steps in my way. My partner didn't make any call, just quickly came to me with "was there a tag?" Hell, I couldn't see a damn thing so I came up with a strong "no". DC decided to talk to us about that one.

Now there is a conversation I would have enjoyed

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by SRW

First game on the bases, no issues - other than I was almost burned out behind F6 with a R on 2B. As R took her lead off with the pitch, F4 moved into 2B. F1 thrrew across to F4 to pick R off. I moved back toward 2B with the throw, then realized after 2 steps that R went to 3B. Luckily F4 bobbled the throw from F1 and there was no play beyond that.

Was this 16" slow pitch?

Ted

[SRW]

Originally Posted by SRW

The games went fine. Scrimmage /pre-season game with a local CC and a club team from the University of British Columbia. First game on the bases, no issues - other than I was almost burned out behind F6 with a R on 2B. As R took her lead off with the pitch, F4 moved into 2B. F1 thrrew across to F4 to pick R off. I moved back toward 2B with the throw, then realized after 2 steps that R went to 3B. Luckily F4 bobbled the throw from F1 and there was no play beyond that.

Not bad for first game of the season.

2nd game, I've got the dish. It's right around 40 degrees. This is where all kinds of weird stuff happened:

1. Had to tell F1 that her knee brace needed to be padded.
2. Had With R on 2B, ground ball to F6, errant throw to F3 drawing off to her left. F3 caught the ball. I hold at HP a second to watch for pulled foot or swipe tag, and just at F3 catched the ball and is pulled off, F1 steps in my way. My partner didn't make any call, just quickly came to me with "was there a tag?" Hell, I couldn't see a damn thing so I came up with a strong "no". DC decided to talk to us about that one.
3. Called a strike on a batter for a violation of the 10 second rule.
4. Had F4 leave in an ambulance for either breaking her collarbone or dislocating her shoulder after diving for a ball and landing wrong.
5. Had 3 overthrows around the plate in one play, got me bouncing all around the place.

Good games tho. And good Mexican food afterwards.

Wow, I wrote that fast. Multiple issues. Ugh. Editing now.

[kfo9494]

Originally Posted by SRW

.[*]With R on 2B, ground ball to F6, errant throw to F3 drawing off to her left. F3 caught the ball. I hold at HP a second to watch for pulled foot or swipe tag, and just as F3 caught the ball and was pulled off, F1 stepped in my way. My partner didn't make any call, just quickly came to me with "was there a tag?" Hell, I couldn't see a damn thing so I came up with a strong "no". DC decided to talk to us about that one.

Man that reminds me of a Regional Game I had about five years ago. It was a two out of three toury and had some good teams that had won State Tournaments before.
One out in the last inning, tieing runner on second, batter hits the ball down the first base line- F1 and F2 both are after the ball when F1 gets the ball and throws to F3 way out to the right. Base umpire calls her OUT. The base coach fans go wild saying she pulled her foot. He then comes to me. I swear- I could not tell who's feet was with which player. I had the base runner, F3 and F1 all right at the base and the catcher right in front of me. I had to go along with my buddy.
Due to the crowd there was only two people in the area of the field that did not see her pull her foot and both of them were wearing blue.
The HCoach, a regular State champion, comes running toward me saying you know she pulled her foot. The home fans, players and babies were yelling.
With all respect I told the coach that I was looking down the line but your catcher and pitcher got in the way and to be honest relaly did not see if she pulled her foot.
The Head coach didn't say another word to be and turned to his team saying "Ok lets get the runner home'. Had this been anywhere that I usually call I would have had trouble, but this coach had class.
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After the game I told him that I was sorry about not seeing her foot and he told me-- If you have said that she did not pull her foot you would of had to throw me out of the game. When you said that you did not see because of players then I knew it was just softball.
One of the few coaches in high school ball that I really respect!