HBP like a boss

[kylehutson]

Saw this on another site. This is how you take a pitch thrown at you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2RuUIumOJg

[BuckeyeMike]

That's BA.   I like how the PU was proactive in coming out to diffuse anything.  I do that often as well.

It paid off one time, almost all the way down at 1B, and I was there.  lol

[noumpere]

While it's better to come out and not be needed than to not come out and be needed, I do see too many umpires who first get a taste of coming out and then come out (or come out too far / too strong) on every routine HBP -- and that looks bad.

[ElkOil]

Something like this happened to me once.  F2 missed the pitch an it got caught between my elbow and body.  He turned around to look for the ball, and I just handed it to him.

And on HBPs, I always come around the plate just in case, but I don't go out very far unless there's an issue.

[jpperez14]

I believe its always good to come out, also the batter can give you a good impression by body language if he is 'thinking' of doing something about it..