terry larkin
New Member
strike or a ball??
as a 50 year player, coach, or umpire I've never seen this issue. Umping an over 35 league, USSSA rules. the incoming pitch will be a strike, when suddenly the catcher reaches to catch the pitch a little above the hitters waist line. Then, the Catcher brought his glove containing the ball down onto the plate.
I called strike. Offense went off on me. I said "hey, Ive never seen a catcher do this. It is not "traditional" catcher interfernece and the pitch was a perfect strike....until the catcher reached up to make a "premature" catch of the ball.
thoughts.
as a 50 year player, coach, or umpire I've never seen this issue. Umping an over 35 league, USSSA rules. the incoming pitch will be a strike, when suddenly the catcher reaches to catch the pitch a little above the hitters waist line. Then, the Catcher brought his glove containing the ball down onto the plate.
I called strike. Offense went off on me. I said "hey, Ive never seen a catcher do this. It is not "traditional" catcher interfernece and the pitch was a perfect strike....until the catcher reached up to make a "premature" catch of the ball.
thoughts.