Where's the ball?
 

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This is a picture posted on a Facebook entry advertising the 2012 ISSA schedule. I understand that there are other things happening on the field that draws an umpire's attention, but nothing so intent at a set position without the ball.

Can anyone think of what this could be? What has drawn your attention away from the ball that required more than a glance or passive observation?

It is slow pitch, which means it could be church ball.

Which means there could be an all-out melee on the field. :D

This was an extremely hard shot to left center field. BU in C is still watching for IP and has not yet had time to move from his "ready" position.

Looks like someone is about to get hit upside the head.

The obvious answer is:

Hot woman in the stands.....:D

Which he caught bare handed.

My thought exactly!

And airborne while already beginning his throwing motion.

With this group it would be "Cooler full of cold beer."

I'd guess that the player is a 2nd baseman playing deep who went airborne to get a high one hopper. There is a runner on 1st base. Based upon the umpire's angle, he thinks that the force will go to 2nd base to retire R1.

With that's said, I would prefer to see the actual release of the ball before I start focusing on a base.

It is ovious....this is a coed game and the pitcher is a hot blond and her pants fell down. I have had it happed to me at least 12 times. The uniform manager for our leauge is bad at sizing. :D

All that being said...
 

All that being said, I'm an evaluator in the small pond where I work and I can't believe how many guys (and gals) turn and set to look at where they think the play is going to be before the ball is even released....

Which I bet is the point of posting this photo.