Throwing the mask off

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Aug 31, 2015
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****Partial Spoiler UCLA/Oregon*****

Bottom of the 6th UCLA catcher (Jelenicki) drops pop up at the plate. Danielle Lawrie proceeds to say that she would like to have seen her throw the mask off so she has a better view of the ball and might not have dropped the ball. Yada Yada Yada

DD-Looks at me as I am shaking my head. I know what she is about to say so I beat her to the punch. I say 1) She is a pitcher, not a catcher 2) She is 6"6" and the air is thin up there. I get the typical teenage eye roll.
 
Oct 11, 2010
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Chicago, IL
DD and I always have fun with the commentary.

You could put either of us on and it would be dead air, respect what they are doing.

Always fun and interesting.
 
Feb 20, 2015
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illinois
Love that comment....not!!!!! Number one thing I hear all the dads yelling at catchers around here......throw that mask off!!!! Drives me nuts. Heard one guy yell the other day, after the catcher missed a pop up....guess he was looking for something positive to say...."way to throw that mask off" I just laughed to myself.

Dd doesn't catch much any more due to back surgery, but we always practiced to leave the mask on for pop ups. She could see the ball just fine. Of course there were always the parents around me yelling for dd to throw the mask down. I would politely tell them that she is going to be leaving it on all game while she is on the field, so there is no need to waste their breath.
 

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Aug 21, 2008
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Boston, MA
"coaches" advising catchers to throw the mask off is one of my pet peeves too. I was at a U10 game DD was umpiring and I heard one of the coaches instructing the catcher to "get used to taking the mask off on those kinds of plays". I explained to him why she didn't need to do it and that was news to him, but he learned.

THEN....DD and I went to see a D3 regional playoff game and the catchers for both teams kept taking their mask/helmets off! - WTF??
 
Sep 24, 2013
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Midwest
On the same day(I forget which Game) a catcher made the same error with her mask off. The difference was the ball hit her in the eye.

The pitcher bumped her when she was calling the ball.
 
Feb 17, 2014
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Orlando, FL
Throw the mask off.
Palm down at 9 and push the ball.
Two hands to catch the ball.
Knob to the ball.

The list goes on and on and...
 
Sep 24, 2013
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Midwest
Throw the mask off.
Palm down at 9 and push the ball.
Two hands to catch the ball.
Knob to the ball.

The list goes on and on and...

I agree with this except I don't know about the 2 hands to catch the ball. Explain please as I am uneducated on that one :)
 

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