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Hope fully we can get some participation from the Umpires out there to help us treat you guys better during the heat of the games!! lol
ok so the situations are as follow's and what would be the correct most respectful approach to the umpire crew? and what is not even approachable or appealable? Coaches, add any more tough situations you can think of and add to the list. Number them so when the pro's answer they can go by the situation number too.
1) runner called out at first but you think field ump didn't have a clear view, was out of position, or view blocked by a player and want to ask if home ump can override the call or at least ask the umpire crew to have a discussion together about it.
2) Batter check swings - who can ask (coach or player) and what is the correct way to ask for an appeal?
3) similar to situation #1 - play at 2nd base , runner called out and again you think the field ump's view was blocked by a player or he was out of position and the plate ump may have a better view of the call.
4) runner on 2nd and after ball is hit to OF the hitter rounds first base at the same time runner on 2nd is heading around 3rd going home, with a collision after hitter rounds first... who has this call? field ump or plate ump for interference? How does a coach approach an interference call that wasn't made at all and then the hitter gets thrown out at 2nd and would have been safe if not interfered.
5) runner on 3rd tags up but she leaves early.... is she automatically called out by umpire crew or do you have to appeal the call? and if so, what's the correct and most respectful way?
6) Runner hit a gapper to the fence and as she rounds 1st base... she misses by 12 inches! You saw it... the umps saw it... who calls it? Is it automatically called out by umpire crew or do you have to appeal it? and if so, what's the correct and most respectful way?
7) Can a field umpire ever override the plate umpire? maybe on a catcher in baseline with no ball blocking the plate? or anything like that?
8) Can the plate umpire override a field umpires call? if so, when? be specific please.
ok so the situations are as follow's and what would be the correct most respectful approach to the umpire crew? and what is not even approachable or appealable? Coaches, add any more tough situations you can think of and add to the list. Number them so when the pro's answer they can go by the situation number too.
1) runner called out at first but you think field ump didn't have a clear view, was out of position, or view blocked by a player and want to ask if home ump can override the call or at least ask the umpire crew to have a discussion together about it.
2) Batter check swings - who can ask (coach or player) and what is the correct way to ask for an appeal?
3) similar to situation #1 - play at 2nd base , runner called out and again you think the field ump's view was blocked by a player or he was out of position and the plate ump may have a better view of the call.
4) runner on 2nd and after ball is hit to OF the hitter rounds first base at the same time runner on 2nd is heading around 3rd going home, with a collision after hitter rounds first... who has this call? field ump or plate ump for interference? How does a coach approach an interference call that wasn't made at all and then the hitter gets thrown out at 2nd and would have been safe if not interfered.
5) runner on 3rd tags up but she leaves early.... is she automatically called out by umpire crew or do you have to appeal the call? and if so, what's the correct and most respectful way?
6) Runner hit a gapper to the fence and as she rounds 1st base... she misses by 12 inches! You saw it... the umps saw it... who calls it? Is it automatically called out by umpire crew or do you have to appeal it? and if so, what's the correct and most respectful way?
7) Can a field umpire ever override the plate umpire? maybe on a catcher in baseline with no ball blocking the plate? or anything like that?
8) Can the plate umpire override a field umpires call? if so, when? be specific please.