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Spin Rate

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2021 Regular Season,Vignettes
Written by:
on July 1, 2021
i am about to learn more about spin rate first-hand
observe as the ball starts up high
oh! but not high enough!
it is on the way down too soon!!!!
that circle on the dirt is where the ball hit, with lots of top-spin…
that circle on the mask of the catcher is where it is now…
hitting the mask…
but with a pitcher who stands like this…
it all becomes normal.

Umpire Maneuvers

Categories:
2021 Regular Season,Vignettes
Written by:
on May 31, 2021

What is the Umpire doing?

How did we get to this Critical Baseball Observation?

A Clue

Yes, that is the ball in the air.
Yes, it was 74mph below the strike zone

What Happened?

The left-handed pitcher inherited runners on the corners.

He stared them down.

He gave them reason to worry.

The batter called time right when the pitcher pulled the trigger.

In this picture, you will see that only the umpire knows that the shot has gone off.

This was seriously the pitcher’s first pitch of the game, and it counts as…

Nothing.

The batter had called time.

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