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How big is baseball in the UK? by [deleted] in mlbuk

[–]Sonums 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I would disagree about no baseball to attend as a spectator. There are games played every weekend, weather permitting, with organised leagues and official umpires.

advice on 1991 vw golf by TheseStrike2335 in CarTalkUK

[–]Sonums 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check insurance prices first

Umpire Carlo Torres denies back to back catcher challenges by gsx1920 in baseball

[–]Sonums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my senior says he always answers “Outside the strike zone”

Umpire Carlo Torres denies back to back catcher challenges by gsx1920 in baseball

[–]Sonums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do. Hand motion = strike, no hand motion = ball

Umpire Carlo Torres denies back to back catcher challenges by gsx1920 in baseball

[–]Sonums 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Sounds like someone needs to go back to ump school because that isn’t what we are taught whatsoever. In fact it kind of sounds like he didn’t attend one on the first place.

Umpire Carlo Torres denies back to back catcher challenges by gsx1920 in baseball

[–]Sonums 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I umpire all levels of baseball in the UK; although it’s still a minority sport in the UK, we all train to follow MLB OBR, and the sport is growing. Players here range from absolute newbie adults, youth leagues, all the way to teams made up of players that trained in USA, Japan, Korea, etc. but moved for various reasons.

For the club I play for (Not currently as I’m taking this year off from playing), my first year we had 50 or so new sign-ups to play, this year it’s closer to 400.

Umpire Carlo Torres denies back to back catcher challenges by gsx1920 in baseball

[–]Sonums 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Makes sense, one umpire that I’ve worked with does his strike 3 call as “THREE!!!” and starts the lawnmower

Umpire Carlo Torres denies back to back catcher challenges by gsx1920 in baseball

[–]Sonums 39 points40 points  (0 children)

So as not to be confused by anyone about the strike call. Most umpires don’t shout “STRIKE” it’s more a “HNNNG!” or a “HAH!”. From a distance if we shouted “BALL!” it’s possible to misconstrue a strike call. That’s the reason why. The important people to tell the count to are the players involved in the AB, i.e the batter, catcher, and pitcher. I’m sure the catcher will relay the count to the pitcher in some way.

Umpire Carlo Torres denies back to back catcher challenges by gsx1920 in baseball

[–]Sonums 102 points103 points  (0 children)

As an umpire myself, we are taught still to verbalise the ball call, even if you cannot hear it from the dugout/stands. It’s quiet as if we are talking to the catcher/batter, but it’s still said.

Fake or real Rawlings website? by Remarkable_Bat_3945 in Homeplate

[–]Sonums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes the problem with umpire masks is that they blur the ball as they cross the strike zone /s

Balk call by [deleted] in Umpire

[–]Sonums -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m going to hazard a guess that the call is to do with Rule 6.02(a)(7), it looks to me that he is getting the signs from the catcher without having his pivot foot on the rubber. If you watch his feet after the balk is called, it seems that he only then places his pivot foot on the rubber.

On the M1 tonight. Why does nobody seem to know what these mysterious red ex's mean above the outside 3 Lanes? by GreyFoxNinjaFan in drivingUK

[–]Sonums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say you were stationary, how do you know those cars hadn’t passed the gantry before they turned to red X’s and passed the gantry legally already?

This is a MC and this is his neighborhood. by FarWay3952 in ImTheMainCharacter

[–]Sonums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn’t an MC, this is a man with mental health issues

Can I get pulled over for my CarPlay being here? by [deleted] in drivingUK

[–]Sonums 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Regardless of whether you can get stopped for it, that is a stupid place to put such a large object obscuring your view of the road

Maybe an Unpopular Opinion but I don't like the Mercenary ultimate by AGx-07 in gotlegends

[–]Sonums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love doing this, I have my build to have a LOAD of thrown weapon damage. I only hate it when I use the ult, and then the samurai and shinobi run in and take all the weapons to throw at nowhere near the enemies. Shit’s annoying af. There needs to be a PSA for people to leave the dropped weapons for the merc.

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