First off… the … First off… the strike zone is not from “the letters to the knees”. ALL umpires (and I do mean ALL) should read “As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires by Bruce Weber”.
@syxrzacm well they … @syxrzacm well they don’t try to help pitchers out in my league that i ump in. but they encourage to widen your strike zone to quicken the pace of the game and encourage batters to swing more. i know its not true to the rules but in AA (the lowest level of coach pitch) so many kids go up there and never swing and the games end up with runs in the teens and twenties because so many runs are walked in.
He said he likes to … He said he likes to call strikes that are really balls to “help the pitcher out” because he walked a few people. That is disgraceful and he should never umpire another game. It’s not your job as an umpire to help each team out. Your job is to call the game and that is it. He’s no umpire. He is a guy with umpire gear pretending to be one. Do not listen to his advice in regards to helping a pitcher out. this is incorrect and won’t be tolerated in any leagues i’m familiar with.
He says to call the … He says to call the strike as soon as it crosses the plate. Any good umpire knows that all calls should be delayed. In the case with the home plate umpire, he should see the ball into the catcher’s mit before calling strike.
It is not proper to … It is not proper to call balls? That’s not what they teach you at umpire school. If you don’t call the pitch, then it’s no pitch.
Jim – while that … Jim – while that may be your preference in your District, that’s not generally accepted at Region or World Series in LL. Of the three Regionals and Two World Series that I’ve been fortunate to officiate – every one of them required distinctive ‘Ball’ calls.
LL Umpire School ( … LL Umpire School (as of 2003) teaches that when a pitch is not a strike, you stay down in position, verbalize ‘Ball’ and then come up out of your crouch. This is done for two reasons – one, to distinguish that you actually saw the pitch and called it something and two, to distinguish a ‘ball’ call from a ’strike’ call. By not calling a pitch, it gives the impression that you didn’t see it and therefore aren’t calling it a strike vs. calling it definitively a ball.
I’d be careful … I’d be careful using the “Little League” name. Nothing in this video is endorsed by Little League. Most of what he is saying is OK, but some of what he is saying is wrong. Yes, we do not call balls or at least that is not how we are taught. I do it only at the lower levels so the kids know what is going on, but at districts and above it is not proper to call balls.
you are absolutely … you are absolutely 100 percent wrong… umpires are trained to call strikes, not balls… trust me, I am an umpire. A lot of amatuer umpires do say ball though
On http://ClubHouseGAS.com , umpire James Armstrong talks about the mechanics behind the plate
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
dudes got a skippy …
dudes got a skippy brain must like the ganj
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
First off… the …
First off… the strike zone is not from “the letters to the knees”. ALL umpires (and I do mean ALL) should read “As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires by Bruce Weber”.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
@LTMagic21 i meant …
@LTMagic21 i meant kid pitch not coach pitch
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
@syxrzacm well they …
@syxrzacm well they don’t try to help pitchers out in my league that i ump in. but they encourage to widen your strike zone to quicken the pace of the game and encourage batters to swing more. i know its not true to the rules but in AA (the lowest level of coach pitch) so many kids go up there and never swing and the games end up with runs in the teens and twenties because so many runs are walked in.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
He said he likes to …
He said he likes to call strikes that are really balls to “help the pitcher out” because he walked a few people. That is disgraceful and he should never umpire another game. It’s not your job as an umpire to help each team out. Your job is to call the game and that is it. He’s no umpire. He is a guy with umpire gear pretending to be one. Do not listen to his advice in regards to helping a pitcher out. this is incorrect and won’t be tolerated in any leagues i’m familiar with.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
James recentley …
James recentley passed away.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
anybody can call …
anybody can call themselves an umpire so i would stop doing this. that means nothing to me
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
you do call balls. …
you do call balls. if your balls and strike calls are similar you may have to work on your strike mechanics.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
He says to call the …
He says to call the strike as soon as it crosses the plate. Any good umpire knows that all calls should be delayed. In the case with the home plate umpire, he should see the ball into the catcher’s mit before calling strike.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
If anyone can send …
If anyone can send me a link to a official little league video for umpiring, then I would be extremely grateful. Ty
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
It is not proper to …
It is not proper to call balls? That’s not what they teach you at umpire school. If you don’t call the pitch, then it’s no pitch.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Jim – while that …
Jim – while that may be your preference in your District, that’s not generally accepted at Region or World Series in LL. Of the three Regionals and Two World Series that I’ve been fortunate to officiate – every one of them required distinctive ‘Ball’ calls.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
LL Umpire School ( …
LL Umpire School (as of 2003) teaches that when a pitch is not a strike, you stay down in position, verbalize ‘Ball’ and then come up out of your crouch. This is done for two reasons – one, to distinguish that you actually saw the pitch and called it something and two, to distinguish a ‘ball’ call from a ’strike’ call. By not calling a pitch, it gives the impression that you didn’t see it and therefore aren’t calling it a strike vs. calling it definitively a ball.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
litte leauge and …
litte leauge and calripken are very simliar in rules. and i seen in baberuth that they call balls.
one umpire i work with i have to listen to vrey closey cause the stirke/ball sound so fimliar
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
it be nice if you …
it be nice if you can explain what you think its wrong.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
I’d be careful …
I’d be careful using the “Little League” name. Nothing in this video is endorsed by Little League. Most of what he is saying is OK, but some of what he is saying is wrong. Yes, we do not call balls or at least that is not how we are taught. I do it only at the lower levels so the kids know what is going on, but at districts and above it is not proper to call balls.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Me being an umpire …
Me being an umpire i do not call a ball. i call a stirke or foul and point if fair.
I do not give the locatino where the pitch is like most umpires do “low inside”
also when you do the full count its not a fist
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
This guys mechanics …
This guys mechanics are all wrong.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
As a clinician once …
As a clinician once told me, NCAA guy mind you, “Call balls balls.”
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
You ALWAYS call …
You ALWAYS call ball… it’s not “nothing” or a strike.. it’s a “ball” or a “strike”.
That’s how we’re taught in Canada, anyway.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
you are absolutely …
you are absolutely 100 percent wrong… umpires are trained to call strikes, not balls… trust me, I am an umpire. A lot of amatuer umpires do say ball though
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
It’s true what he …
It’s true what he says about the coaches. You really can’t hear them untill their im your face.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Most of the times, …
Most of the times, when theres a ball, the umpire just says it. We usually can’t hear him. He’s talking to the batter.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
depends on …
depends on preference.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:07 am
2:50 that’s exactly …
2:50 that’s exactly how it is
Good Job James