Cannonball
Ex "Expert"
- Feb 25, 2009
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Last night, we had a situation I've never encountered and I've coached a long time. The umpire told our catcher that she was setting up for a ball and he was not going to give her a call until she stopped. Pitcher has a very good curve and better than average screwball. She is a "horizontal" pitcher which can be troubling if she misses her spots. Regardless of where the pitch was, he called it a ball until she set up with her mitt behind the white of the plate. When asked about this, the reply was, "I do college games." No matter how many times the umpire was asked if the pitch was catching the plate, he replies in one of two ways. Either "I do college games," or, your catcher's setting up for a ball. I know that the umpires on this site would at least have a decent discussion with a coach over this. I made the comment last night after it was suggested I was going to get tossed, and believe me, I was never loud or disrespectful, I never yelled from the dugout, that I would not get tossed from a game. I felt so angry but left it alone.