ASA National Assignments

[ronald]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

JO Nats this w/e (except 18G of course).

You all ready?!?! Personnally, I cant wait. New state and a great national.

You ready? Is your game ready?

I THINK I am .. could fold like a lawn chair though - dunno.

Ok. Wade. Let's see if you are ready!

ASA. 3 man. SRW can not answer. Runner on 2B. outs not important. You are 1BU. Throw back to 2nd on pick off attempt. Where do you go?

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by ronald

Ok. Wade. Let's see if you are ready!

ASA. 3 man. SRW can not answer. Runner on 2B. outs not important. You are 1BU. Throw back to 2nd on pick off attempt. Where do you go?

If I remember correctly - - ASA wants us to move parallel to the 1B/2B line and get to a 45 degree angle to 2B.

I believe this is contrary to some codes.

[ronald]

Originally Posted by MNBlue

If I remember correctly - - ASA wants us to move parallel to the 1B/2B line and get to a 45 degree angle to 2B.

I believe this is contrary to some codes.

Yup. I almost mentioned you too Mark cause Warren reminded me of that. Tell him hi for me when you see him.

Thanks.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by ronald

Ok. Wade. Let's see if you are ready!

ASA. 3 man. SRW can not answer. Runner on 2B. outs not important. You are 1BU. Throw back to 2nd on pick off attempt. Where do you go?

Hopefully, one good stride or a couple of short shuffles towards the play while making that big overhand for one of the 42.

[ronald]

While we are at it. Remember to communicate. In the slow pitch game televised with 6 umps, you could here the crew communicating on every play when the ball went to the outfield on a base hit, whether a single, double, or triple. Don't remember a tag up but I am sure it happened and they said something.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by ronald

While we are at it. Remember to communicate. In the slow pitch game televised with 6 umps, you could here the crew communicating on every play when the ball went to the outfield on a base hit, whether a single, double, or triple. Don't remember a tag up but I am sure it happened and they said something.

6 umps? All on one field? They'd better communicate, since ASA doesn't have a 6-ump manual. By the very definition, they're deviating!

It's good to hear that umps are communicating on the field, though.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

6 umps? All on one field? They'd better communicate, since ASA doesn't have a 6-ump manual. By the very definition, they're deviating!

Actually, I believe it was a 5-umpire system

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Actually, I believe it was a 5-umpire system

Still, holy crap! Some places are lucky to scrape up 2 umpires per game!

[SRW]

Originally Posted by ronald

SRW can not answer. Runner on 2B. outs not important.

What the heck? Why ya gotta hate?

[ronald]

Originally Posted by SRW

What the heck? Why ya gotta hate?

SRW, if I do not have you mixed up with someone, you wrote an article with the answer in it a year or two ago.

[SRW]

Originally Posted by ronald

SRW, if I do not have you mixed up with someone, you wrote an article with the answer in it a year or two ago.

... related to the 15 things I learned at Advanced Camp, or something like that?

[ronald]

Originally Posted by SRW

... related to the 15 things I learned at Advanced Camp, or something like that?

Exactly.

[SRW]

Originally Posted by ronald

Exactly.

Oh yeah.
That post is here. The article direct link is here.

The quote:

4. In a 3 umpire system with a R on 2B, the 1BU (behind F4) goes parallel to the 1B-2B line and gets a 45 to 2B for the pick-off back to 2B... not forward to get a 90. The theory is that, in case there’s a R on 1B, there might be a snap back throw from 2B to 1B, and you’d be in the throwing lane if you moved forward.

[bkbjones]

so, anyway...
for those of you who are good enough to do nationals, would you do everyone a favor and like read the umpire manual and know the umpire manual and follow the umpire manual? Not that I am anything great, and not that I am good enough to be doing any kind of national or anything, but damn...