http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/18/the-good-tag-and-umpire-perception/ Baseball, Cheating, and Rules discussion at the author's blog for the Cheater's Guide to Baseball Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:29:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/18/the-good-tag-and-umpire-perception/#comment-779 Chris Wed, 30 May 2007 21:17:52 +0000 http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/18/the-good-tag-and-umpire-perception/#comment-779 As far as close plays at first usually ending up as outs, something I was taught when I started umpiring Little League games many years ago (which only last 6 innings) is my supervisor making an out motion and saying "Just remember, 18 of these and we go home." As far as close plays at first usually ending up as outs, something I was taught when I started umpiring Little League games many years ago (which only last 6 innings) is my supervisor making an out motion and saying “Just remember, 18 of these and we go home.”

]]> http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/18/the-good-tag-and-umpire-perception/#comment-751 PadsFan51 Sat, 19 May 2007 22:36:17 +0000 http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/18/the-good-tag-and-umpire-perception/#comment-751 As a corollary to this, I often notice that sometimes a catcher is set-up waaaay outside, and the pitcher misses the spot, by throwing down-the-middle or on the inside corner (but clearly over the plate), and it's often called a ball, because the catcher had to reach for it. As a corollary to this, I often notice that sometimes a catcher is set-up waaaay outside, and the pitcher misses the spot, by throwing down-the-middle or on the inside corner (but clearly over the plate), and it’s often called a ball, because the catcher had to reach for it.

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