I believe the umpire's position affects his calls. These umps positioned

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themselves to the right for lefthanded batters and to the left for righthanded batters thus not getting a good look at pitches on the outside. Whatever happened to positioning themselves directly behind the catcher?

Posted: 04/13/2026 at 01:45 PM ET

(In response to this post by william floyd)

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Bree is usually very stoic in the circle. Happy to see her -- Hokieman1987 Apr 13, 2026 at 07:49 AM ET

Hokieman1987 • 04/13/26 07:49 AM ET

She's got Appomattox bragging rights after outpitching Layne and... -- jokeenan Apr 13, 2026 at 08:25 AM ET

jokeenan • 04/13/26 08:25 AM ET

Frustration coming put from being squeezed -- 1980VT Apr 13, 2026 at 08:17 AM ET

1980VT • 04/13/26 08:17 AM ET

The Sunday umpire squeezed our pitchers on strike three more than once.** -- william floyd Apr 13, 2026 at 08:37 AM ET

william floyd • 04/13/26 08:37 AM ET

I believe the umpire's position affects his calls. These umps positioned ◄ -- VT66 Apr 13, 2026 at 01:45 PM ET

VT66 • 04/13/26 01:45 PM ET

I thought the same but he did it again for UVA right after -- HburgHokie5 Apr 13, 2026 at 01:27 PM ET

HburgHokie5 • 04/13/26 01:27 PM ET