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TOPIC: check swing mechanic |
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| Chris
March 22, 2012
8:43:04 AM
Entry #: 3883685
| Should the home plate umpire ask for help on a checked swing by a right handed bater, if the base umpire in the C or D position?
Possible answers: Never..Always..Only if asked...
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| Allan Weisberg
March 22, 2012
3:50:39 PM
Entry #: 3883960
| Chris, my interpretation of the rule is that you want to get it right, so I always ask if I am not sure regardless of the position of the other umpire. See page 102 section 3c, I don't wait for an appeal
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| Nov
March 22, 2012
8:11:22 PM
Entry #: 3884113
| i always ask as well, rarely on my own, mostly after Def asks. unless the Def is trying to make a travesty of the game, if they ask, i always ask.
if the partner is in C, i trust his/her judgement to know their position & angle and whether they will offer me a Yea or Nea. if i'm on the bases, i make real sure he/she went before ringing it up, because i DON'T have a great angle
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| Chris
March 26, 2012
8:37:20 AM
Entry #: 3885535
| Last week, I was behind the plate for a varsity scrimmage at Roxbury HS. My partner was one of our best. During our pregame, I said how I would go to him for help on checked swings, and that I would try not to go to him when he is on the 'closed' side of the batter. He said do not come to me in those situations at all. I said but sometimes I may not have a choice. He said nothing further. I was prepared not to go for help on those calls, even if asked.
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| Neal
March 26, 2012
12:52:58 PM
Entry #: 3885852
| I think your partner is wrong. Nothing in the manual says not to go to your partner for help on a checked swing. Please prove me wrong
Thanks
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| bill kenney
March 26, 2012
2:00:50 PM
Entry #: 3885924
| When on the plate I tell my partner in pregame "I won't ask unless i need help. If I ask please help me." when on the bases I try to be sure that she went or I'm going to pass.
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