Plate Work

This is me umpiring a highschool game and i am behind the plate. I just got back from Umpire school and am putting what i learned to good use.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• plate
• umpire
• baseball
• night
• game.

[whothehelldouthinkur]

The criticisms of this ump are pathetic. He was doing a good job - nothing wrong with any of it. Only stupid umpires who have insecurities about power have a problem with it.

[Redass59]

It's easy to go to the negative side of things. I see good head height, good voice, and proper heal-toe positioning. Work on terminology. Foul, not foul ball.

[oldaardvark]

That seems fine.

Did you find those lights in the dugout distracting? Maybe they look worse on tape.

[syxrzacm]

As a graduate od wendelstedt Umpire School, it is clear that he went to some school. His feet placement are correct, his head is in the slot. I think he's calling the pitches a little too early, but otherwise looks good. Though in my organization here in southern Nevada, they don't want us syaing strike "Strike one, strike two" or "ball one, ball two", etc. Even though that's what we were taught at school. it's better to just say. "strike" or "ball". But "ring 'em up" on strike three.

[bigyaz]

Uh, it's spelled grammar. I'd call that ironic but I doubt you know what that means.

[critter2]

kickersrule84- looks like you have no clue what your fucking talking about. and plus inst ncaa college umpires?

[rhoffer21]

Wow youre dumb

[kickersrule84]

Umpire school is not for shit ass ncaa its for professional baseball. Unless you went to the school then dont act like you know what you are talking about.

[mazzamouth]

BTW NCAA does not require you to say Strike 1 or 2 after the Pitch.. Just Strike... read the CCA manual.

[weathermanfsu]

I know for a fact that umpire school does not teach saying "strike 2". They teach "strike". Until the ball comes to rest or touches an object in foul territory, it is not a foul ball. He called foul prematurely.