| Don't ever overlook the fact that baseball pitching | | | | seconds. By glancing for a half second, you have |
| tips require clever use of your mind as well as | | | | politely made your point to the umpire that you |
| your body. First and foremost, don't ever put an | | | | think he may have "missed one" and you're |
| umpire on display by letting everybody in | | | | getting that message across to him. You are |
| attendance at the ball park know that you think | | | | letting him know and not letting everyone in |
| he may have missed a strike call. Baseball pitching | | | | attendance know that you think he missed the |
| tips include clever use of the mind as well as the | | | | strike call. |
| body. Don't glare at an umpire for several | | | | Another way to let the umpire know that you |
| seconds or stomp around the mound between | | | | think he missed the strike call is to politely ask |
| pitches. Umpires are regular people like we are | | | | him, "where did you have that one blue?" You |
| and none of us like to be shown up. You will not | | | | have to walk a very fine line here and your tone |
| get any close calls during the rest of the game if | | | | of voice is critical. If you ask him where the pitch |
| you show them up and put them on display. Even | | | | missed in a nasty tone of voice, you have blown |
| worse yet, you may not get the calls that you | | | | it and made a huge mistake. When he lets you |
| should be getting! As a pitcher, showing up an | | | | know where the pitch missed, give him what at |
| umpire is not in your best interest.There are going | | | | least appears to be a sincere thank you. |
| to be several pitches that can be called "either | | | | Remember, baseball umpires have a very tough |
| way" and you increase your chances of getting | | | | job to do and every close call they make is going |
| those close calls if you don't get the umpire | | | | to make one team happy and the other team |
| annoyed at you. | | | | upset. Don't ever hesitate to compliment an |
| If you truly feel you are being "squeezed" by an | | | | umpire about his knowledge on a certain baseball |
| umpire on several pitches, a quick glance that | | | | ruling or for his hustle on a certain play. |
| lasts only about a half second may be in order | | | | It is clearly one of the most important baseball |
| and then quickly look the other way. And by a | | | | pitching tips to stay on their "good side" at all |
| half second, I mean exactly a half second and not | | | | times! |
| one second, one and a half seconds or two | | | | |