Saturday, 22 August 2009

umpire shirt


Ah Bee has done a T-shirt that looks a lot like the ISF shirt. The colour and the logo however are not the same. But to methe logo somehow looks really garish. The two pockets and the trim are faithful to the original however. Overall kudos to Ah Bee for trying. Priced at RM28 its a steal for the novelty of the product and the kind of material.

Monday, 17 August 2009

Neville says of the vid

The action of the pitcher is smooth and continuous, while the back foot
leaves the plate there appears to be some contact with the ground (the
pitcher may push-off and drag the pivot foot). Did the pivot foot get
airborne? Maybe yes and maybe no. I don't think so looking at the video and
if it did by how much? If he is no more than just an inch or so or if we
have to get down on our knees to see clearly that he is not in contact with
the ground, then he is in contact. Looking at the video there seems to be a
drag mark which would suggest that he is in contact at least some of the
time if not all of the time.

While the pitching action is broken up into many parts, the important thing
is to look at the overall action of the pitcher and not focus on just one
area or aspect.

My understanding is that while he was called early in the tournament. What
we are looking at here would appear to be alright.