Umpire Mechanics

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1. Cleaning the Plate - Time or No Time?

   By Velho, June 23
   • 16 replies
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   • Thatsnotyou
   • July 15

2. Pro Mechanics/Game Management

   By DevildogUmp, June 29
   • 3 replies
   • 346 views
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   • tpatience
   • July 14

3. How far in/out are we calling strikes?

   By UmpAK, June 26, 2025
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   • 834k3r
   • June 16

4. Timing plays with less than 2 out at TOP

   By ValleyUmp, June 9
   • 21 replies
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   • JonnyCat
   • June 14

5. 3 Person Mechanics

   By johnnyg08, June 5
   • 10 replies
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   • Velho
   • June 9

6. Four Umpire Crew - Mechanics

   By johnnyg08, May 22
   • 22 replies
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   • Velho
   • May 26

7. Three Umpire Crew

   By johnnyg08, May 23
   • 5 replies
   • 582 views
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   • MadMax
   • May 26

8. 2-man, nobody on, ground ball to F4, who is moving to his left and looking to make a throw to 1B

   By SeeingEyeDog, March 9
   • 21 replies
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   • mac266
   • April 27

9. Does anyone have a Power Point for the 4-umpire system?

   By mac266, April 21
   • 5 replies
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   • mac266
   • April 27

10. C'mon Dude! Spectator Interference

    By Velho, April 19
    • 7 replies
    • 633 views
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    • MadMax
    • April 20

11. Dead Ball Strike, Check Swing Appeal Example

    By Velho, April 19
    • 3 replies
    • 469 views
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    • jimurrayalterego
    • April 20

12. Run scores while 4th out is possible; Timing of 'Score that Run!'

    By Velho, April 15
    • 6 replies
    • 645 views
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    • The Man in Blue
    • April 17

13. New problem for aging, bionic umpire...

    By wolfe_man, April 8
    • 11 replies
    • 760 views
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    • MadMax
    • April 10

14. Catch or no catch responsibility

    By Doc, April 2
    • 10 replies
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    • The Man in Blue
    • April 4

15. Double First Base - Working Alone 1 2

    By johnnyg08, March 22
    • 34 replies
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    • johnnyg08
    • March 31

16. Could PU Have Done Anything Different?

    By johnnyg08, March 14
    • 3 replies
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    • concertman1971
    • March 23

17. PU gets Taken Out on Play!

    By johnnyg08, March 8
    • 1 reply
    • 536 views
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    • The Man in Blue
    • March 9

18. Struggling as U3 in Deep B with R1, Steals at 2B

    By UAME, February 25
    • 6 replies
    • 844 views
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    • UAME
    • February 27

19. Has anyone ever seen the base umpire goes out, then makes a call at the plate mechanic get used in a game?

    By orangebird, February 24
    • 3 replies
    • 650 views
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    • SeeingEyeDog
    • February 24

20. Good Plate Mechanics on Play at Plate

    By johnnyg08, February 19
    • 8 replies
    • 686 views
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    • JSam21
    • February 24

21. Head position...

    By urout17, October 30, 2025
    • 11 replies
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    • The Man in Blue
    • December 7, 2025

22. New mechanic? "Coach, I have a ball..."

    By SeeingEyeDog, October 20, 2025
    • 7 replies
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    • grayhawk
    • October 28, 2025

23. Why not RLI?

    By Velho, September 17, 2025
    • 5 replies
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    • The Man in Blue
    • September 19, 2025

24. Stay On the Catcher’s Hip 1 2

    By Velho, August 24, 2025
    • 47 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • Biscuit
    • September 5, 2025

25. Help me understand how we got here 1 2

    By Velho, July 28, 2025
    • 26 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • BigBlue4u
    • August 1, 2025