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Open The Gate - Watch The Catcher, Not the Ball |
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Demonstration of several
plate umpire mechanics:
- Mask Removal
- Opening the gate
to let the catcher through
- Following the
catcher, not the ball, on fouls balls in the vicinity of home plate
and behind you
- Inspecting any
balls that come back into play
- Giving the count
- Putting the ball
back into play
- Slot stance: heel
to toe/heel to toe
Game
Little League Northwest Region Tournament 2006
San Bernardino, Ca
Semi-final game between Washington & Alaska |
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Foul Tip - Strike Three |
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Demonstration of mechanic
for foul tip |
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Check Swing (Bunt) Appeal |
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Demonstration of mechanic
for check swing (or in this case - an attempted bunt)
- Catcher asks for
help
- Point to
appropriate umpire, "Did he go?"
- Response by
appropriate umpire, "No, he didn't go."
- Note the point
with the left hand
Game
Little League Northwest Region Tournament 2006
San Bernardino, Ca
Semi-final game between Washington & Alaska |
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Check Swing Appeal |
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Demonstration of mechanic
for check swing
- Catcher asks for
help
- Point to
appropriate umpire, "Did he go?"
- Response by
appropriate umpire, "Yes, he did."
- Note the point
with the left hand
- (Always nice when
national TV pulls a slow motion replay on you and you got the call
right)
Game
Little League Northwest Region Tournament 2006
San Bernardino, Ca
Championship game between Oregon & Alaska
ESPN2 |
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A Position - Throw Coming From Second Base - Casual Safe Call |
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Demonstration of mechanic
for throw coming from second base to first - casual safe call
- On throws coming
from the right side, Umpire in A position only needs to move in
about two steps from foul line
- Note pause before
the call
- Casual signal is
only thing required here because everyone in the stadium knows he
was safe
- (A stadium call is
when the umpire is loud and emphatic when they don't need to be -
don't make stadium calls)
Game
Little League Northwest Region Tournament 2006
San Bernardino, Ca
Championship game between Oregon & Alaska
ESPN2 |
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A Position - Throw Coming From Shortstop - Casual Out Call |
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Demonstration of mechanic
for throw coming from shortstop to first - casual out call
- On throws coming
from left side, Umpire in A position takes an angle of 90 degrees
from where throw is coming
- Note pause before
the call
- Casual signal is
only thing required here because everyone in the stadium knows he
was out
- (A stadium call is
when the umpire is loud and emphatic when they don't need to be -
don't make stadium calls)
Game
Little League Northwest Region Tournament 2006
San Bernardino, Ca
Championship game between Oregon & Alaska
ESPN2 |
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Final Outs Of Championship Game |
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Final outs of NW
Championship Game - Double Play
Extra inning game (bottom
of 7th) - R1 never made it back to 1st base - he came up about 4" short. |
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