giving the situation to new pitcher

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

I heard a MLB umpire last night saying "outside" and "low" and "inside" on close pitches. Just goes to show you how bad habits can stay with someone no matter the level. But trust me, I never thought of emulating him.

I don't consider it a bad habit. In baseball, it's done pretty frequently at the higher levels. I'll do it on pitches that are close and BALL-IN and BALL-OUT.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Rich

I don't consider it a bad habit. In baseball, it's done pretty frequently at the higher levels. I'll do it on pitches that are close and BALL-IN and BALL-OUT.

Really...so when you call a strike, do you say: "STRIKE! Caught the Corner!"

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Andy

Really...so when you call a strike, do you say: "STRIKE! Caught the Corner!"

False equivalence. I've heard every argument against it. I've not been swayed by any of them. I do it on very close pitches where I'd anticipate a coach saying, "Where was that pitch?" In my experience, it shuts down a majority of those questions.

I hear a fair number of D1 baseball and ML umpires do this, BTW.

Low/high? Never. In/out? Sure.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Rich

False equivalence...

Why?