Pro Mechanics (Giving Balls & Strikes)

[TX-UIC]

I mix it up... sometimes 2 balls and 2 strikes, sometimes 2-2, sometimes 22... what difference does it make... but I never say NO balls and X strikes...

[Astrosdawg07]

...Todays mechanics are different then what was taught 20 yrs ago or as mentioned even 10 yrs. ago.

I just strive for uniformity across the board if you will. The pro-school obviously concentrates on teaching the best way to do it.

[raiders]

I worked with a former minor league umpire this past weekend (graduate of Jim Evans). I had always been told to say 3 balls 2 strikes etc. However he told me that they teach just to say 3 - 2. Has anyone who has been to pro school validate this? While I will continue to do what my association ask, I would like to know the answer to this. He also had a problem with me being in C with 1st & 3rd (13U), I know I've worked FED to long. But I have trained myself to be in B with 1st & 3rd in college games.

do not say 2 balls 2 strikes--just 2-2 2-1 1-2 etc etc--with runner on 1&3 field ump is in b

FED is in c but more and more High School associations are going to the NCAA-Major leage mechanics of ump in b with 1&3 .

runners on first and third...in the b position or c position...where do they mean by b and by c

[jnazz]

I worked with a former minor league umpire this past weekend (graduate of Jim Evans). I had always been told to say 3 balls 2 strikes etc. However he told me that they teach just to say 3 - 2. Has anyone who has been to pro school validate this? While I will continue to do what my association ask, I would like to know the answer to this. He also had a problem with me being in C with 1st & 3rd (13U), I know I've worked FED to long. But I have trained myself to be in B with 1st & 3rd in college games.

do not say 2 balls 2 strikes--just 2-2 2-1 1-2 etc etc--with runner on 1&3 field ump is in b

FED is in c but more and more High School associations are going to the NCAA-Major leage mechanics of ump in b with 1&3 .

runners on first and third...in the b position or c position...where do they mean by b and by c

Base umpire

B = First base side in rear of mound

C= Third base side in rear of mound

[yawetag]

Base umpire

B = First base side in rear of mound

C= Third base side in rear of mound

More specifically, B is a position halfway between the pitcher's rubber and 2B (or the back of the dirt circle and the cut-out at 2B), along an imaginary line extending from the point of home plate through the edge of the dirt circle on the 1B side. C is the same position, except the line extends through the 3B side of the dirt circle.