Thatsnotyou

This sounds like a wind up from the stretch, no? Which would make it illegal.

I rarely call time at the plate, too. If there’s no long delay and nothing weird going on, and a batter wants time, I just say no. Usually results in a convo later, but I explain that if there is no delay, and we’re ready to go (and it was after a foul ball so we had plenty of time to get ready)…let’s go. No time. Calling time to disrupt the pitcher or whatever isn’t gamesmanship, it’s a waste of time. Stay in here and hit. Once you start the time game, good luck stopping it. “Your box!” coming from a dugout tells you all you need to know Also…no, it’s my box.

My biggest pet peeve is my base umpire calling time whenever requested. My general response is “no” or “for what purpose” or “get up” (baserunner). Calling time for anything and everything, to me, is the easiest tell that you’re not a very seasoned umpire.

I very clearly call for the head coach when it’s time for a travel game…because if I don’t, I’ll stand at this plate forever while they continue to hit fly balls or whatever. Zero awareness. At that point, whoever comes out is the head coach. I don’t know if it is or isn’t in reality, but that’s who we have. It’s kind of fun when I get the feeling it’s not. Off to a good start. As soon as the “real” HC tries to argue something, he’s shut down while telling him he’s an assistant coach and can’t come out here etc. I’m the head coach! Well you didn’t come to the plate meeting. I don’t have to! Well, sir… And then instead of restricting in some whatever tournament, I usually give them the option: you can remain the HC and you’re restricted, or you can be an assistant coach today. They always choose assistant. And I typically never hear from them again, because they just called themselves an AC. It’s my own choose your adventure book. I know it’s a rule, but it’s also just completely disrespectful. You sent someone else to go talk to the umpires, instead of shaking our hand. Then you want to start chirping about something? OK, right.

7. I had this problem initially too. Once I stopped going straight up and instead tilted the buckle a bit to the outside while lifting, the problem stopped. The bottom of the buckle doesn’t catch on the bottom of the loop if you tilt towards the outside. Give it a try.

HC gets restricted and no, they’ve lost any right to come on to the field and ask about a call.

Appreciate the reply. HS at some point could be an add, but shorter term, it would be helping my community cover 10-16u travel games.

Let’s say you’re a HS baseball umpire of 15-25 years or what have you. Know the game and rules well and have advanced far at the HS level. For s*** and giggles, let’s say you want to add softball for whatever reason (not transition, just another game you’d be able to work, be it travel or HS to fill needs), but have never worked softball. How hard would it be to pick it up? Rule differences and pitching would be a huge issue I’d imagine. How many games would it take to feel like you’d be varsity softball caliber? Besides rules, what are the biggest differences…could be mechanics, game management, etc. Would it be hard to teach a baseball umpire…softball habits?

Ah OK. Seemed under the radar as an option for umpires. I haven’t had an issue with the longer bill and like the look of it.

All star now has one with a longer bill - so that problem has been solved. I just bought that one.

First game wearing the skully is in the books. Universe was aware - took two good shots off the mask bottom one. Didn’t feel much. I’m sure the helmet helped a bit. It couldn’t have hurt, I figure. I wear a F3 with the original harness. I had to really focus more on pulling way out so I didn’t take the bucket with me. I have the axis pro, so the bill feels somewhat normal length. One of the shots took my mask off to the ground to the right of me. I think I understand why. I had to open up the harness a bit to get the elastic part to go lower on the back and stay secure. The mask wasn’t loose or sitting on the brim, to be clear. But with it stretched further, any hard movement - combined with far less friction than a hat (and mine is smooth, not sandpaper finish) - is going to want to snap the harness up and off that spherical, smooth finish. My question is this - should I go to a different harness than the stock F3? Will a delta flex style hold better? I know there are options from all star, force 3, ump life. Any other adjustment to make? Pull it down even more (it felt like it was almost to the bottom of the cap when I’d pull it on and make sure the band was sitting flat on the back and all the way down)?

Yeah….that’s way too long. Maybe he forgot that umpires spend a fair amount of the time standing. Looks really bad.

Did the same, just got it today. Seems to fit well. Will break it out next game. I’m over caring what people think and too old to care. I thought about it this way. Some people may think it looks weird or whatever. How many of those people would visit me in the hospital, or worse?

I grabbed the one with the longer bill from all star - the axis pro or whatever it’s called.

The bench jockeying nonsense - where teams are more concerned with dissing the other team than just cheering - is filtering our way. They think they can laugh after calls, chirp us etc. The problem with baseball is we have limited tools. There isn’t a penalty box, a flag to throw, or a technical foul to assess. Those are easy things to toss out there. Immediately hurts the team and/or player. Gets everyone’s attention. In baseball…you can remove them from the game. Nothing else matters. If I don’t remove you from the game, you’re going to hear back from me. No, I’m not ignoring it. I can’t believe the number of players that will chirp at umpires. And if the coach is a moron, going to him isn’t going to help anything. I wish we had something else. Removal for periods of time. You’re next at bat is an out or forfeited. Your team loses an out or the other team gets a runner. I don’t know. But we need something.