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Kdflap

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Just curious. How loud should balls and strike calls be? I have heard you can't be too loud. What is everyones opinion.

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grayhawk
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When I did my game in Angels Stadium last week (yes, I'll take any chance to bring that up  ), my strike calls were echoing throughout the (mostly) empty stadium.  It was cool.   Called strikes are

maven
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Make sure you get these right for every pitch!   Ball: 40 dB   Strike 1: 50 dB   Strike 2: 65 dB   Strike 3: 80 dB    

grayhawk
grayhawk

You got yourself that there decibel meter on your clicker?

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JaxRolo

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Loud and proud.

 

Hate it when I am on the bases and can't hear my partner.

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grayhawk

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When I did my game in Angels Stadium last week (yes, I'll take any chance to bring that up  :tongue: ), my strike calls were echoing throughout the (mostly) empty stadium.  It was cool.

 

Called strikes are loud - every time.

I call balls with a varying degree of volume based on how close it is.  No need to bellow out a ball call on one in the dirt or chin high.

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Thunderheads

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When I did my game in Angels Stadium last week (yes, I'll take any chance to bring that up  :tongue: ), my strike calls were echoing throughout the (mostly) empty stadium.  It was cool.

 

Called strikes are loud - every time.

I call balls with a varying degree of volume based on how close it is.  No need to bellow out a ball call on one in the dirt or chin high.

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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When I did my game in Angels Stadium last week (yes, I'll take any chance to bring that up  :tongue: ), my strike calls were echoing throughout the (mostly) empty stadium.  It was cool.

 

Called strikes are loud - every time.

I call balls with a varying degree of volume based on how close it is.  No need to bellow out a ball call on one in the dirt or chin high.

Generally agreed, but if the umpire is just starting out he or she should make the verbal call on all of them to get used to it.  Once you get some experience, you can call ball any time F2 gloves or blocks it, and omit it when it gets to the backstop.  Then with more experience you can drop it on balls in the dirt or that aren't gloved in the crouch.

 

I teach it as "ball" loud enough for the infielders to hear; "strike" loud enough for the outfielders to hear.

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Sayhey

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Jim Evans: balls loud enough for dugouts to hear

Strikes loud enough for grandstands to hear

You definitely can be to loud.

I have seen umpires that were so loud that fans laughed and wondered what was going on.

Umpires that sound like a marine animal in distress. We are not out there to draw attention to ourselves. We are out there to rule and communicate. Softball umpires that cross over to hardball can be very weird and unnatural.

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grayhawk

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When I did my game in Angels Stadium last week (yes, I'll take any chance to bring that up  :tongue: ), my strike calls were echoing throughout the (mostly) empty stadium.  It was cool.

 

Called strikes are loud - every time.

I call balls with a varying degree of volume based on how close it is.  No need to bellow out a ball call on one in the dirt or chin high.

Generally agreed, but if the umpire is just starting out he or she should make the verbal call on all of them to get used to it.  Once you get some experience, you can call ball any time F2 gloves or blocks it, and omit it when it gets to the backstop.  Then with more experience you can drop it on balls in the dirt or that aren't gloved in the crouch.

 

I teach it as "ball" loud enough for the infielders to hear; "strike" loud enough for the outfielders to hear.

 

 

Agreed.  There comes a point when you don't even think about how you are calling it.  You just make the call that is commensurate with the pitch.  I still verbalize almost every ball.  I don't verbalize when it would just be silly to do so.

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Jocko

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My called strike is very loud. Not Jim Joyce loud, but there's zero doubt whether it was a strike or not

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blue23ll

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Jim Evans: balls loud enough for dugouts to hear

Strikes loud enough for grandstands to hear

You definitely can be to loud.

I have seen umpires that were so loud that fans laughed and wondered what was going on.

Umpires that sound like a marine animal in distress. We are not out there to draw attention to ourselves. We are out there to rule and communicate. Softball umpires that cross over to hardball can be very weird and unnatural.

 

Let me elaborate on this a bit:

 

Softball umpires can be very weird and unnatural.

 

Additional elaboration:

 

Rolando is very weird and unnatural.

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StrikeToWin

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I have always been told not to verbalize the obvious whether it be outs, safes, swinging strikes or definite balls.  My ball call is not very loud, me, the batter and catcher and probably the pitcher can hear it.  I am louder with the strike call though.  I may need to look into a decibel level reader strap to my wrist to make sure that I'm living up to the chart in Maven's post. :nod:

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JaxRolo

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Jim Evans: balls loud enough for dugouts to hear

Strikes loud enough for grandstands to hear

You definitely can be to loud.

I have seen umpires that were so loud that fans laughed and wondered what was going on.

Umpires that sound like a marine animal in distress. We are not out there to draw attention to ourselves. We are out there to rule and communicate. Softball umpires that cross over to hardball can be very weird and unnatural.

Let me elaborate on this a bit:

Softball umpires can be very weird and unnatural.

Additional elaboration:

Rolando is very weird and unnatural.

I like to be "different"

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PGOLDEN88

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My Strike 3 call is about 125 decibels. As far as I know, loudest in MD. I was told that a game at the local high school was deep in extras and they could hear me at the elementary school about 3/4 mile away.

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Thunderheads

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My Strike 3 call is about 125 decibels. As far as I know, loudest in MD. I was told that a game at the local high school was deep in extras and they could hear me at the elementary school about 3/4 mile away.

no offense, but .....no ..........

 

you're not as loud/louder than an ambulance siren .....  :wave:

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Kdflap

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ohhhh

 

VOLUME?!  OK! :wave:

 

Why are you asking? Is there a situation or reason you're asking?

Actually after a varsity game that my assigner attended. He mentioned I was too loud.I have many times gotten compliments on the way I call them so I was a little bit surprised..  .At an umpire clinic I had attended in Springfield Mo.  it was mentioned that you can't be too loud. I am loud but i am not I feel over doing it. So i wanted to get the opinion of others.. Thanks

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JaxRolo

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Got to remember that just because your are an assignor does not necessarily make you a good Umpire.

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Sayhey

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Loud enough to communicate. Any louder and you are just drawing attention to yourself

I sat in row 1 in Seattle at a day game with the roof open and Jim Joyce was so loud he was annoying. High pitched and elongated strike call

I thought it was unnecessary and I wanted to duct tape his face.

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