LLWS Regionals -HPUs

[noumpere]

would you be able to expand on that thought please and is that for all levels? 

 

 

FED uses the phrase "allows himself to be hit" (or something like that).  That means that *if* the batter had the opportunity to avoid the pitch and he chose not to take it, then you keep him at the plate.  It's usually seen on a slow pitch, at theupper arm or hip and the batter's eyes just follow the pitch right in and he watches himself get hit.

 

If the pitch is such that the batter doesn't have time to move, or is so poor that even if the batter moves he's not going to get out of the way anyway, then he goes to first.

 

It's a reasonable interpretation for all the levels we do.

 

I can't even remember a video from here where a batter was hit (and didn't swing, etc.) and was kept at the plate.

[Dbellyflop]

The NCAA vids have some good examples of keeping the batter at the plate after HP. I have only done it once and you could tell the batter was letting ( if not getting in the way of) the pitch hit him. It's a judgement call but you can tell the difference between letting the pitch hit you and the batter freezing up. 

[Richvee]

I kept a batter at the plate this year. His own bench started laughing at him and one kid yelled, "at least this time it wasn't called a strike!"

I'm seeing it more and more. There were at least 2 or 3 other times this season I gave serious thought to keeping a batter in the box, and I wouldn't have been wrong to keep any of them there. It used to be rare to see and it, and for me, it had to be blatant to call it. That said, batters not moving or leaning into the slow stuff up does seem to be a growing trend, and the more I start seeing it, the more apt I'm going to be to keep batters in the box.

[DVA7130]

So... back to LL HPU, the California game (and others).

[Thunderheads]

So... back to LL HPU, the California game (and others).

VERY VERY robotic.  Head height SUPER high ..... may have been the cause of his super tiny strike zone.  BUT, he was consistent, and I loved the way he called out F2 and had a conversation w/ his coach about it!  Kudos!

[stkjock]

Anyone see the Mexico/Japan game where the catch in left field was ruled a drop? Easy to see on replay, but from LFU view easy to see why he called drop, unfortunate it's not reviewable.  

[Thunderheads]

Anyone see the Mexico/Japan game where the catch in left field was ruled a drop? Easy to see on replay, but from LFU view easy to see why he called drop, unfortunate it's not reviewable.  

It is being discussed on Facebook quite a bit. I had a catch in real time and on the replay. However I can see why he called it a no catch in real time Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

[stkjock]

Well that time of the yes again.  LLWS Regionals in full swing. 

 

Hammer time out out on the field by the men and women of blue.  I understand the preferred mechanics of LL, however, they look so robotic with the fair/foul call, the out hammer and the like.  

 

 

[Jimurray]

6 hours ago, stkjock said:

Well that time of the yes again.  LLWS Regionals in full swing. 

 

Hammer time out out on the field by the men and women of blue.  I understand the preferred mechanics of LL, however, they look so robotic with the fair/foul call, the out hammer and the like.  

 

 

Also PONY world series. They stream live with no replay available. Good thing for the PU who went past 1BX on a play at the plate.

[stkjock]

I noticed that Cal Ripknpen WS also broadcast.  CBS Sports, but not in HD for me at least, which is annoying.  

[taa71458]

Guy behind the plate right now needs some work on his head height. 

[stkjock]

The SW game?

[Thunderheads]

8 hours ago, taa71458 said:

Guy behind the plate right now needs some work on his head height. 

you'll notice a lot of the LLWS guys setting up higher.   Combination of Hands on Knees only, and small F2s

[DVA7130]

Are LL guys thought 1BLX only on plays at the plate? In the GA/TN on the no slide play at plate that leaded into the ridiculous replay review debacle (WTH was that?..) I think HBP made his life so much harder by not rotating.

[stkjock]

In the NY/DC game earlier I noticed HPU also more 1BLX and being on the wrong side of the tag.  

[lawump]

I just want to know what the HPU talks about to the persons sitting at the scorer's table (usually under the stands, behind the backstop) after every half inning?!?

(Don't ask me "which game?"  It is every game.)

[Jimurray]

1 hour ago, lawump said:

I just want to know what the HPU talks about to the persons sitting at the scorer's table (usually under the stands, behind the backstop) after every half inning?!?

(Don't ask me "which game?"  It is every game.)

Off hand if I thought competent umps were there then the scorers table knew when the commercial break was done. I wouldn't do it that way. Or, every ump up there was a smitty. I don't think that was the case but I'm only where I should be between innings. And the powers that be will not change that.

[stkjock]

curious if anyone can enlighten me, when a call is being questioned on the field, the umpire who made the call is calling in all the umpires to conference, including the two outfield umps, the infield guys I get in most cases, even though probably only one other field up might have information to add. 

 

So the question... why get the such a big group in together? 

[grayhawk]

No brainer obstruction call missed on the top of the second in the Northwest region game yesterday.  R1 and a grounder hit towards second base.  F4 dives to his right and misses the ball (or just barely nicks it with his glove), which continues on into center field.  After F4 dives, he rolls right onto second base and R1 has to step around him, stop and then jab back to touch the bag.  U2 is seen giving a half-hearted "that's nothing" mechanic.  3B coach waves him to third, where he is thrown out on a close (enough) play.  I would have definitely protected him to third.

OC comes out, the crew conferences and they stay with the call.  Coach asks for a replay, but it's not reviewable.

[JSam21]

2 hours ago, stkjock said:

curious if anyone can enlighten me, when a call is being questioned on the field, the umpire who made the call is calling in all the umpires to conference, including the two outfield umps, the infield guys I get in most cases, even though probably only one other field up might have information to add. 

 

So the question... why get the such a big group in together? 

Because when you huddle you bring in everyone. If you don't have anything to add to that conversation you just say, "I didn't have a look." It would look weird to have a meeting in the middle of the field and one guy is standing over in A.

[stkjock]

 

1 hour ago, grayhawk said:

No brainer obstruction call missed on the top of the second in the Northwest region game yesterday.  R1 and a grounder hit towards second base.  F4 dives to his right and misses the ball (or just barely nicks it with his glove), which continues on into center field.  After F4 dives, he rolls right onto second base and R1 has to step around him, stop and then jab back to touch the bag.  U2 is seen giving a half-hearted "that's nothing" mechanic.  3B coach waves him to third, where he is thrown out on a close (enough) play.  I would have definitely protected him to third.

OC comes out, the crew conferences and they stay with the call.  Coach asks for a replay, but it's not reviewable.

Just saw the replay on this and you can see U2 clearly give a safe mechanic.  Hard to understand the call.

47 minutes ago, JSam21 said:

Because when you huddle you bring in everyone. If you don't have anything to add to that conversation you just say, "I didn't have a look." It would look weird to have a meeting in the middle of the field and one guy is standing over in A.

appreciate the insight 

[Mister B]

2 hours ago, stkjock said:

curious if anyone can enlighten me, when a call is being questioned on the field, the umpire who made the call is calling in all the umpires to conference, including the two outfield umps, the infield guys I get in most cases, even though probably only one other field up might have information to add. 

 

So the question... why get the such a big group in together? 

This was my first year and it depended on the PU. The guys with more experience would call in everyone. You'd be surprised at who saw what. Just because you weren't involved in the play doesn't mean you didn't see anything. Especially for the guys in the outfield, they should have a really good view of the infield. 

[stkjock]

Just now, Mister B said:

This was my first year and it depended on the PU. The guys with more experience would call in everyone. You'd be surprised at who saw what. Just because you weren't involved in the play doesn't mean you didn't see anything. Especially for the guys in the outfield, they should have a really good view of the infield. 

ok, I guess I didn't take into account that the outfield guys would be close enough to have a good view, but then again it's 46/60

 

What regional were/are you working?

[udbrky]

I was watching SE (?) yesterday with Ben Pagan HPU. Was really weird, he calls a kid safe on a close play at home that looked safe. They ask for a review, he goes to the headset, comes back, calls out.

Then the coach asks him something, he goes back to the headset and comes back and signals safe.

Seemed really weird.

[Mister B]

It was only 240 to the fence. I did Oregon District 1 and then some State games. We didn't have outfield umps, but we did run a couple 4 man crews. Huge learning experience on movement mechanics and how to ignore people.