Giving a batter time

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by BretMan

The ASA umpire manual says to use the hand "opposite" the batter- right hand for a right handed batter, left hand for a left handed batter. See the illustrations of umpire signals (out, safe, dead ball, etc.) and the accompanying text for the "Hold Up Play" signal. This was also covered at the National Umpire School I attended last year.

I had never given much thought to this until I was at a high school baseball clinic about five years ago. During some plate drills, one of the umpires used his left hand to signal "don't pitch/hold up play" when there was a left handed batter. The instructor about had a cow. Dressed the guy down pretty good for using the "wrong" hand. Sure enough, baseball mechanics are to always use the right hand.

Since this incident raised my awareness of which hand I was using, the ASA instruction about switching hands based on the batter has always stuck in my mind.

You should see what the baseball guys do when someone hollars, "DEADBALL"....

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

You should see what the baseball guys do when someone hollars, "DEADBALL"....

I have and it ain't pretty!

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

You should see what the baseball guys do when someone hollars, "DEADBALL"....

Originally Posted by BretMan

I have and it ain't pretty!

Years ago while watching a baseball game where the BU who also umpired softball called dead ball because the batter hit a pitch into his foot while still in the batter’s box. The PU hustled to the ball, picked it up and began blowing on the ball several times. The PU then announced that all was ok and that through resuscitation he’d brought the ball back to life and it was time to play ball.

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

Years ago while watching a baseball game where the BU who also umpired softball called dead ball because the batter hit a pitch into his foot while still in the batter’s box. The PU hustled to the ball, picked it up and began blowing on the ball several times. The PU then announced that all was ok and that through resuscitation he’d brought the ball back to life and it was time to play ball.

Are you serious? I'm ROTFL over this. What age group was this?

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Are you serious? I'm ROTFL over this. What age group was this?

HS Varsity. I chuckled for several innings.

[wadeintothem]

I believe in NFHS BB they are using the DDB signal now?

They'll come around on the dead ball call as well.

That will be fun because heads will explode.

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

I believe in NFHS BB they are using the DDB signal now?

They'll come around on the dead ball call as well.

That will be fun because heads will explode.

Headless umpires...chaos will ensue. Headless coaches...serenity for umpires.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

I believe in NFHS BB they are using the DDB signal now?

They'll come around on the dead ball call as well.

That will be fun because heads will explode.

Says Jim Evans about the DDB, "What does that mean? Is it in a coma?"

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

HS Varsity. I chuckled for several innings.

And the friendly white uniformed gentlemen with the nice wraparound white strait jacket and rubbered white paddy wagon van didn't come to take this blue to a nice state-owned "hotel" equipped with a bunch of rubber rooms?