strike zone wcws

[ronald]

They just showed from behind the plate the strike 3 call on the 2nd gator player. That is what I call real generous and that is with the angle favoring the pitcher. And no it did not nick the front corner.

You call em like that against men, and you will have to tone someone down.

[DNTXUM P]

Originally Posted by ronald

They just showed from behind the plate the strike 3 call on the 2nd gator player. That is what I call real generous and that is with the angle favoring the pitcher. And no it did not nick the front corner.

You call em like that against men, and you will have to tone someone down.

Seriously,


Get a resume like Sally Walker and then start talking to me. You are picking on one pitch? Really. You have never missed a pitch @ 68 mph by 1 - 2 inches? I really need to come to one of your clinics so I can make my game perfect like yours. Then maybe I can get some 18 Under ball games here

[bkbjones]

I first had the privilege of working behind the plate when Miss Lawrie was pitching when she was 15. (White Rock Renegades v. Vancouver Ford, whose pitcher was Whitney Baker of UCLA, Field 8, Marymoor Park, and my partner was the late Jack Reynolds.) I was fortunate enough to work probably 2-3 dozen, yes dozen, of her games. (We have the White Rock Renegades, Delta Heat, Fraser Valley Fusion, Victoria Devils and other top programs from BC at many of our weekend tournaments, and we have tournaments every weekend. They also come down here for "friendlies," 2-3 games on a Saturday or Sunday against 1-2 teams...so we see them quite often and have for several years.)

I can goshdarnguarantee you that pitch is a strike.

Please be aware that at best you are getting a two dimensional look on TV. That look is decent depending on your TV. Also know that your look is coming from left center field and from a fairly high angle.

[TheSlav]

she's called quite a few strikes that the WA catcher had to pull back. What does that say about the SZ? Plus her head height "appear" low. And that is taking into account both the CF view and the behind the plate replays shown. She does appear to be either generous or missing low. Call 'em as you see 'em.

[Dholloway1962]

Originally Posted by DNTXUM P

Seriously,Get a resume like Sally Walker and then start talking to me. You are picking on one pitch? Really. You have never missed a pitch @ 68 mph by 1 - 2 inches? I really need to come to one of your clinics so I can make my game perfect like yours. Then maybe I can get some 18 Under ball games here

Obviously she is a friend of yours so you are sticking up for her. Sorry, but she has been horribly inconsistent the entire WCWS. Especially the outside corner. Not saying I'm any better, but she needs to get more consistent!

[TheSlav]

she apparently is in the ICA Umpires HOF, so Illinois coaches like her.

Coaches in this series, maybe not so much.

Umpire draws ire of both coaches - ColumbiaTribune.com

The one play that stands out in my mind where she screwed up the most is where she was trucked by the GA catcher. Her mechanics were awful on that one, she looked up for the ball rather than checking the catcher. The result was she prevented the catcher from making a play and almost injured herself and the catcher. Surprisingly, the announcers didn't have a whiff of criticism for her on that one after making umpire criticism their focus before the play.

Tonight, the strikes on the catcher pulling pitches.....most of us would be hammered for that at any level above 10U.

[HugoTafurst]

Well this Gator fan is relieved to hear that it was the Plate Umpires fault...

Till now, I just thought that Washington outplayed Florida and Larwie dominated...

Phew...

Now about that third inning..........

[ronald]

it was from behind the catcher.

she changed her strike zone. she knew she was way outside. so there.

They should put Hadley back there. He calls the in and out much better.

[ronald]

she missed more than one pitch.

players had no clue what her strike zone was.

[ronald]

it was from behind the catcher.

she changed her strike zone. she knew she was way outside. so there.

They should put Hadley back there. He calls the in and out much better.

[outathm]

What the players had no idea about was what was in their hands. Swing the bat and you do not need to worry about the SZ. How many times does a team strike out looking before they swing at the close pitches?

[argodad]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Obviously she is a friend of yours so you are sticking up for her. Sorry, but she has been horribly inconsistent the entire WCWS. Especially the outside corner. Not saying I'm any better, but she needs to get more consistent!

IMHO, Sally has had a rough tournament. I believe she would say so herself.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by argodad

IMHO, Sally has had a rough tournament. I believe she would say so herself.

I think that whole crew has had a rough tournament.. it happens.

Not the best showing though for a high profile event.

IMO, if it were the Baseball World Series and these things were going on, all hell would break lose.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

I think that whole crew has had a rough tournament.. it happens.

Not the best showing though for a high profile event.

IMO, if it were the Baseball World Series and these things were going on, all hell would break lose.

On the baseball board during last year's Series all hell did break loose.

All I will say is some people on this thread have more in common with baseball umpires than they think.