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2. Jerry Neudecker - Wikipedia

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   Neudecker was the last full-time Major League umpire to use a "balloon" chest protector. (Bill Deegan, who had retired during the 1980 season, wore this chest protector during two umpire strikes: on Opening Day, 1991, and for two games during the 1995 season.) After his retirement, his chest protector was sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. [4]

3. Lou DiMuro - Wikipedia

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   DiMuro was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Henry Snyder High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he played football, [1] and then Jersey City Junior College. . He served in the Air Force in West Germany, but a broken finger in the service ended his baseball playing career and he turned to umpiring, graduating from the Al Somers School and working in the Kentucky–Illinois ...

4. Catcher - Wikipedia

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   The catcher can exploit an umpire's tendencies by taking them into account in when receiving the ball. The catcher can help their pitcher get more strike calls from the umpire by using a technique called "framing". This practice is a matter of a catcher keeping the mitt inside the strike zone, or making the pitch appear as close to the strike ...

5. Vote: Who is the best high school catcher in softball in ...

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   The Enquirer lists the top catchers in softball in Battle Creek area. And we ask readers to vote for No. 1 in our Best of Battle Creek online poll.

6. Fastpitch softball - Wikipedia

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   Catchers can also "frame" pitches by pulling the ball towards the center of the plate to convince the umpires to call the pitch a strike. Catchers are protected by a chest guard, helmet, mouth guard, leg protectors, and a specialized mitt. [4] This is due to the proximity of the batters to the catcher.

7. Watch this U.S. Marine replace the umpire to surprise his ...

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   An 11-year-old catcher got the surprise of her young life during a softball game. Athena has a very close relationship with her uncle, Corporal Marcus, a Marine based in California.