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Texans...this can't be true, can it?
There is a softball section on the Amateur Baseball Umpires' Assoc. forums. Not much goes on there, as you might expect, but I read this gem today:
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This is the actual thread: Baseball VS Softball mechanic - Forums |
What a bunch of total bs.
The problem with most Texas umpires is they are from Texas. ;) |
Loved this gem from that forum: Yes, if you are working softball, use softball mechanics. If you are doing baseball, use baseball mechanics. Unfortunately I see guys on TV working Regionals and the LLWS using softball strikes in a baseball game. Drives me nuts.
This was the first response to the OP. Later, they talk about how more and more baseball umpires are using the hammer as we call it in ASA, and some of them are ridiculing it. I actually believe the hammer is the better signal than the point, having done baseball and softball in the past. It also is a great signal when working with players who have a hearing loss. There's so many good things about the hammer these boys are missing. |
Wade said it, not me! ;)
The post before this guy went on about how lots of the WCWS umpires didn't belong there, neither did some umpires at one of the regionals, a coach even said so, yadda yadda...:rolleyes: But it's a baseball site, so you don't need to actually know that much about softball to talk about softball. |
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That doesnt mean that we are 2nd fiddle to texas baseball umpires though.. lordie.. |
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This quote from the site might offer up a clue to the credibility of someone...
"Over half of the regional crew in the Alabama regional did not belong there. (Not just my opinion but a coach who was there estimated 5-6 umpires on that regional didn't belong there.)" There were only 4 umpires assigned to the Alabama regional. Me thinks the site, the poster, or the coach, perhaps all 3, are lacking! |
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#2. Why would any self-respecting softball umpire give a **** what those in the junior circuit have to say? |
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:cool: :D ;) |
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And I knew there were only 4 umpires to a regional, but I was done wasting my time with "Mr. I Know Softball" over there. |
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