West Coast Umpires Association - Tampa Florida

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ABOUT WARM-UP PITCHES:


1. 		[True 6-2-2c except] The starting pitcher, at the start of the third inning, may warm up with not more than five throws, completed in one minute (timed from the third out of the previous half-inning).

2. 		[True 3-1-2 note] If a relief pitcher throws more than eight warm up throws, the pitcher who was replaced cannot return to pitch in the game.

3. 		[False 6-2-2c except] If a pitcher is replaced as pitcher, and later comes back to pitch in the same inning, he is allowed only five warm-up throws.

4. 		[False 6-2-2c except] The umpire-in-chief may authorize only five additional throws in case of injury or inclement weather.

Any thoughts or ideas you think might be informative or helpful? Use the box below...

  • Most true/false tests contain more true answers than false answers.
    When in doubt, guess true. You have over a 50% chance of being right.

  • Pay close attention to qualifiers, negatives, & long strings of statements.

  • Qualifiers are words that restrict or open up general statements.
    Words like "no, never, none, always, every, entirely, only" restrict possibilities & usually imply false statements. They imply a statement must be true 100% of the time. Qualifiers like "sometimes, often, frequently, ordinarily, generally" open up the possibilities of making accurate statements & usually indicate true answers. They make more modest claims that are more likely to reflect reality.

  • Negatives are confusing.
    If the question contains negatives, like "no, not, cannot," circle the negative & read the sentence that remains. Decide whether that sentence is true or false. If it is true, the opposite or negative is usually false.

  • Every part of a true sentence must be true.
    If any one part of the sentence is false, the whole sentence is false despite many other true statements. Therefore read long sentences carefully & pay attention to each group of words set off by punctuation. Sentences with long strings of words are most likely-- but not always--false statements.

Form courtesy of Fred Baryol

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