Oh my!

[Rich Ives]

PU in the Vandy - UC Irvine game is calling "Dead ball. Dead ball" on the HBP's

 

Have to fire him I guess. 

[guyinaredhat]

wow I thought i was the only one who noticed.  

[JaxRolo]

Must be a rec ball Smitty

[Jocko]

Just called a bunt attempt... yes he did He Did HE DID!!!

[Richvee]

Must be a rec ball Smitty

Wish I was enough of a "rec ball Smitty"  to get to The CWS.  

Just called a batter back to the plate after letting a pitch hit him. Good stuff. Love watching the CWS and the miked umpires.  

[grayhawk]

 

Must be a rec ball Smitty

Wish I was enough of a "rec ball Smitty"  to get to The CWS.

Just called a batter back to the plate after letting a pitch hit him. Good stuff. Love watching the CWS and the miked umpires.  

 

 

That was a no-brainer.  Vandy coach didn't put up much of a fight.

[Richvee]

 

 

Must be a rec ball Smitty

Wish I was enough of a "rec ball Smitty"  to get to The CWS.

Just called a batter back to the plate after letting a pitch hit him. Good stuff. Love watching the CWS and the miked umpires.  

 

 

That was a no-brainer.  Vandy coach didn't put up much of a fight.

 

Yep. But I see it NOT get called way too often. 

[MikeSafari]

What would you guys normally call as the pitch on that sort of play (batter letting himself get hit or intentionally moving into a close pitch)? The only time I've had this happen was years ago in a AB-ending count (2-2 or something) and I was hesitant to call it a strike, but did so anyway as I thought the pitch would have been a strike.

[grayhawk]

What would you guys normally call as the pitch on that sort of play (batter letting himself get hit or intentionally moving into a close pitch)? The only time I've had this happen was years ago in a AB-ending count (2-2 or something) and I was hesitant to call it a strike, but did so anyway as I thought the pitch would have been a strike.

 

If the batter is hit with a pitch in the zone, it's a strike.  If not, it's a ball.  Don't overthink it.

[MikeSafari]

 

What would you guys normally call as the pitch on that sort of play (batter letting himself get hit or intentionally moving into a close pitch)? The only time I've had this happen was years ago in a AB-ending count (2-2 or something) and I was hesitant to call it a strike, but did so anyway as I thought the pitch would have been a strike.

 

If the batter is hit with a pitch in the zone, it's a strike.  If not, it's a ball.  Don't overthink it.

 

That's what I thought. I haven't encountered this sort of situation since I was ~16.

[rjt6]

@J_Adams works in the same association as the plate ump for the Vandy-UC Irvine game. He says he's one of the best umpires in the association.

[ALStripes17]

What would you guys normally call as the pitch on that sort of play (batter letting himself get hit or intentionally moving into a close pitch)? The only time I've had this happen was years ago in a AB-ending count (2-2 or something) and I was hesitant to call it a strike, but did so anyway as I thought the pitch would have been a strike.

If the batter is hit with a pitch in the zone, it's a strike. If not, it's a ball. Don't overthink it.

That's what I thought. I haven't encountered this sort of situation since I was ~16.

Wow, I must be in the twilight zone for dead ball strikes. I have called back 3 batters for dead ball strikes and kept 15 others on moving into the pitch (ball) this year.

I've done a lot of games (60+ HS and 60+ youth) but feel like that is still a high number; however, every single one of them has been affirmed by my partners after the game.

[Richvee]

There were a few HBP in this game. The one where PU brought the batter back, and there was another, where the batter didn't move much, but the ball broke in on him. PU was emphatic with his HBP call saying loud and clear, "The ball broke in on him". I'd say that's a pretty good rule of thumb deciding dead ball strike/ball or HBP. 

[Kevin_K]

I have no qualms calling a batter back for either letting a pitch hit him or actively seeking to get hit, particularly by a breaking ball. This season I would put it a three or four times, with the last one happening last week.

 

Men's league game, mostly college players and some guys who can still play well. The second batter of the game looked like he may have dipped his elbow into a curveball, but not so blatantly that I was sure. Next time up, we spoke and I mentioned that I thought he might have pulled a fast one, to which he said that "This is not my first rodeo." Wouldn't you know that the third pitch of the at bat a not so sharp breaking ball hangs up some off the plate and he gets hit. He starts to go to first and I tell him to stay in the box. He squawks, but gets back and then gets drilled with a fastball in the hand.

 

He gets stranded at 2B and as he makes his way to the dugout at the end of the inning he smirks at me and I let him know that it wasn't my first rodeo either. They may not like it, but they usually know what they did.