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Old Tue Mar 09, 2010, 10:41pm
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Is this your set position?
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Old Tue Mar 09, 2010, 10:44pm
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No. I call ASA.
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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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Old Tue Mar 09, 2010, 11:05pm
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Is this your set position?
On the bases, that is acceptable. Personally, I don't use that hands on knees, unless I'm worn out; prefer a low waist tuck point that keeps me more mobile.

Plate set; not a chance.
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 12:49am
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Yes, that is my set position on the bases...when I'm working baseball!

For ASA/NFHS softball, I do it just like the manual tells us.
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 09:23am
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See what the man from Dacula says. I pretty much agree.
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 09:29am
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Shot of mine behind the plate.
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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 09:34am
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On the bases, that is acceptable.
Uh, really?
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 09:36am
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Shot of mine behind the plate.
What's that white line square thing where the catcher and batter are?



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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 10:04am
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No. I call ASA.
In a recent ASA State Umpire school, we were told explicitly to not put our hands on our knees or thighs, but to take on a position more like an infielder, with hands below the waist, weight on the balls of the feet, ready to move any direction.
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 10:18am
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What's that white line square thing where the catcher and batter are?

Well, it is too shallow to be a catcher's box and too far back for a batter's box, but the one thing I know for sure, that is an IP
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 10:20am
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In a recent ASA State Umpire school, we were told...to take on a position more like an infielder....
Gloves in the dirt?
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 10:43am
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Well, it is too shallow to be a catcher's box and too far back for a batter's box, but the one thing I know for sure, that is an IP
Those lines are actually drawn wrong (they're too long), so he's not out of the catcher's box. Not going to call an IP on that.
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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 10:44am
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Those lines are actually drawn wrong (they're too long), so he's not out of the catcher's box. Not going to call an IP on that.
I was referring to the 15' pitch
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 10:44am
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I was referring to the 15' pitch
Looks 12' to me!
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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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Old Wed Mar 10, 2010, 10:48am
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Looks 12' to me!
Yeah, and does your wife still believe that is 6"?
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