pointing on strikes?

[bniu]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Who the hell is Doug Eddings?

Baseball mechanics seem to be more about showmanship than practicalities.

The purpose for signals is to inform those at a distance, not to do something which looks "cool". The defense always used is "individuality". And to do that, many little ball umpires make disparaging references about softball umpires and robotics. That only means they don't pay attention.

hmm, i'm kinda curious, now what if the next incarnation of Ron Luciano and Durwood Merrill took over ASA? The two most flamboyant umpires in baseball governing softball, a sport known for its robotic signals...

sometimes i think about "shooting" a runner out just to see what kind of reaction I'll get, though I don't want to risk losing future game assignments for doing it. Maybe I'll try it at my high school's preseason alumni scrimmage next year...since i won't be allowed to umpire their real games anyway due to a conflict of interest....

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by bniu

hmm, i'm kinda curious, now what if the next incarnation of Ron Luciano and Durwood Merrill took over ASA? The two most flamboyant umpires in baseball governing softball, a sport known for its robotic signals...

sometimes i think about "shooting" a runner out just to see what kind of reaction I'll get, though I don't want to risk losing future game assignments for doing it. Maybe I'll try it at my high school's preseason alumni scrimmage next year...since i won't be allowed to umpire their real games anyway due to a conflict of interest....

Ha, we were talking about shooting out a runner Luciano style this weekend..likewise, we didnt have the gonads to do it though

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Ha, we were talking about shooting out a runner Luciano style this weekend..likewise, we didnt have the gonads to do it though

I shoot a runner about twice a month just to do it...so ball up and just do it. (Yes I know I am crazy...)

Also, if we have a Canadian team I will call an out in Canadian eh.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

I shoot a runner about twice a month just to do it...so ball up and just do it. (Yes I know I am crazy...)

Also, if we have a Canadian team I will call an out in Canadian eh.

Maybe mens FP... I dunno about shooting em in JO...

Fun to talk about though

Besides I believe Luciano style would be like outoutoutoutoutoutoutoutout outoutoutoutoutoutotuotuo

You doing that to them canucks?

[bniu]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Maybe mens FP... I dunno about shooting em in JO...

Fun to talk about though

Besides I believe Luciano style would be like outoutoutoutoutoutoutoutout outoutoutoutoutoutotuotuo

You doing that to them canucks?

yeah, it's fun to imagine what would happen if I shot out a runner in a game. How many of you really think I would imitate Luciano on the field in a real game? I may joke around alot about doing goofy stuff on the field but when I'm really on the field, it's the same professional image that any other umpire in my chapter projects.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by bniu

hmm, i'm kinda curious, now what if the next incarnation of Ron Luciano and Durwood Merrill took over ASA? The two most flamboyant umpires in baseball governing softball, a sport known for its robotic signals...

Here we go, another ******* who hasn't got a clue. You are obviously too young to know the real umpires of baseball. AFA flamboyant, Dutch Rennart made those two look like clowns on the field. Durwood wasn't that bad. Luciano thought he was being entertaining while the players laughed "at" him. Luciano would probably think that a line like, "His best shot was his last" would be funny, but he chose cabon monoxide instead.

sometimes i think about "shooting" a runner out just to see what kind of reaction I'll get, though I don't want to risk losing future game assignments for doing it. Maybe I'll try it at my high school's preseason alumni scrimmage next year...since i won't be allowed to umpire their real games anyway due to a conflict of interest....

As previously stated, showmanship, just like P.T. Barnum and Tom Thumb.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by bniu

hmm, i'm kinda curious, now what if the next incarnation of Ron Luciano and Durwood Merrill took over ASA? The two most flamboyant umpires in baseball governing softball, a sport known for its robotic signals...

sometimes i think about "shooting" a runner out just to see what kind of reaction I'll get, though I don't want to risk losing future game assignments for doing it. Maybe I'll try it at my high school's preseason alumni scrimmage next year...since i won't be allowed to umpire their real games anyway due to a conflict of interest....

Do you really feel the need to be that much a part of the game? The point of being an umpire in both baseball and softball, is to administer the rules and otherwise be as unnoticed as possible. It is the players' game. Not a forum for wanna be vaudevillians to ply their craft.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Not a forum for wanna be vaudevillians to ply their craft.

I'm impressed you could spell vaulde...vaultvill...vaudevilai.......DAMN!

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I'm impressed you could spell vaulde...vaultvill...vaudevilai.......DAMN!

All of these years in public education (aka vaudeville) have paid off!!!

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by SC Ump

I thought most b-ballers were going to the hammer, too. Seems like a lot on TV do.

When I did BB and SB, I would point in BB and hammer in SB. I've only been doing SB, mostly FED, for a few years now.

When I started in LL about 10 years ago I did the hammer for SB, and always have. I've done the point for BB, but it was "pointed" out to me that I was turning away from the field, so I switched to a hammer for BB as well.

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Who the hell is Doug Eddings?

Baseball mechanics seem to be more about showmanship than practicalities.

The purpose for signals is to inform those at a distance, not to do something which looks "cool". The defense always used is "individuality". And to do that, many little ball umpires make disparaging references about softball umpires and robotics. That only means they don't pay attention.

You know, at first I thought they were robots, too, even as an umpire who did a lot of softball. But as I have worked my way up through softball, I have seen that these "robots" all signal a slightly different way, and behind the "robotic" signals there are umpires with excellent game management skills and rules knowledge.

What I'm trying to say is, you're right: some people just weren't paying attention.