In this episode, we go over the USA Plate Umpire Mechanics from the Umpire Manual. This is episode 1 of 4 (we KNOW, we were surprised, too) in the Plate Umpire Mechanics miniseries. We dig in and cover Calling the Pitch: Stance, Set Position, and The Pitch (Chapter 4A in the Manual). If you want a free electronic copy of the manual courtesy of USA Softball, go to UmpiringFastpitchSoftball.com and click on the "More" button for this episode to get the link from the comments!