PU Hold while BU(s) position or Both back in simulataneously

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Originally Posted by MNBlue

I'm telling all of the umpires going through our training program that there are 2 modes of motion while umpiring: stopped and jogging. Sometimes jogging will have to increase to running.

I've seen too many umpires waaaallllllkkkkkk into position. It is a lazy, old man saunter - and it looks like they don't care. If I don't think they care, what must the coaches, players and fans think.

Thats actually what started the hole thing. I was working with a partner who moseyed around and I chewed his @$$ until I got him to hustle, then I went to our association MB and chewed everyones @$$ that they needed to hustle to release the PU because people were not hustling.

Then an high up umpire in our assoc posted that..

Irish posted a dead on ruling from ASA.

Its been my experience that people are still using the "post and release" version at all levels of play; but it looks like the other umpire was not too far off base.

So thanks.