NCAA Player ejected for (perhaps) making line in dirt
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This is one frame before the catcher caught the ball. Your picture was more like 5 frames before the catcher caught the ball. Sorry, the picture is not as good as yours but I had to use my phone. Like i said earlier, if this camera was more squared up you could tell even better how poor of a pitch call this was.
Or this guy throws a screwball that is 5 times better than Fernando Valenzuela.
Or this guy throws a screwball that is 5 times better than Fernando Valenzuela.
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- Sep 29, 2014
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^^^Yeah because that is where it crosses the front of the plate five frames ago (well slight exaggeration)...which is what the umpire is supposed to look for
One thing is crystal clear. Even with still shots, there is still debate among the forum members regarding the location of this pitch. Yet the umpire is expected to get it right every time. All we have done is prove how difficult it is to umpire live action.
- May 29, 2015
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Lol!! Honestly, I don't really care if it was a ball or strike, as that interpretation really has nothing to do with what happened.
- Jan 8, 2019
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I'm perfectly OK with that being a strike, especially with respect to MANY other pitches in every league (LL, USA, NCAA, MLB) both baseball and softball that have had WAY worse calls. In my book, if I have no strikes on me, maybe I let that one go by, but I'm not going to be down on someone swinging at it (as long as the green light is on). If I have 2 strikes on me, that's as good as down the middle, and I had better be swinging.
As for the only call that really matters, I am perfectly OK with the ejection based on the rule. The batter did a good job of acting like he had no idea what he was doing was wrong, and I certainly can't claim to know his intent from the video, but he certainly had that flair that I have seen in many a whiny, sarcastic, attitude-filled kids when he made the mark.
Too many times we are mad that umpires enforce the rules. That's sad. Not sure why we think that is OK, except that I understand that the frustration when they are enforced inconsistently. If there were other players in the game that had done it without penalty, or if it were obviously this player's pre-hitting ritual, I would have a different view, but just because you think the rule is silly, doesn't mean it's not enforceable.
As for the only call that really matters, I am perfectly OK with the ejection based on the rule. The batter did a good job of acting like he had no idea what he was doing was wrong, and I certainly can't claim to know his intent from the video, but he certainly had that flair that I have seen in many a whiny, sarcastic, attitude-filled kids when he made the mark.
Too many times we are mad that umpires enforce the rules. That's sad. Not sure why we think that is OK, except that I understand that the frustration when they are enforced inconsistently. If there were other players in the game that had done it without penalty, or if it were obviously this player's pre-hitting ritual, I would have a different view, but just because you think the rule is silly, doesn't mean it's not enforceable.
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Yep. Stupid moves win stupid prizes.
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