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Not a score but boy did I laugh when I heard this one.... On field 3 at 3pm our 18U Cyclones played their last pool play game. We had a a girl at first, the pitcher throws the ball, goes off the catchers glove back to the fence. The hitter never swung. The up says, foul ball, runner who is now on second needs to go back to first. As you can imagine people are baffled so we ask for help from the field umpire. He says its the home umps call. (Basically saying, I didn't see it cause I'm here for the 38 bucks) Then I guess it happens again later at which people are now laughing. The home ump also didn't say your out or strike 3, youre out. He just said strike. On a called third strike, he simply would say "strike." Both teams were confused and when they asked him why he'd not saying your out, or strike 3, batters out etc. he said, "I don't have too" :yahoo: I am getting more fun out of the umping this year than the actually coaching/playing.

I don't have any idea why someone would call a foul ball if there was no contact between the ball and bat.

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You can't "ask the base umpire for help" on this one- or on any other call the plate umpire makes. There is NOTHING he can do and no umpire is supposed to ever overrule another's call. The correct response from the base umpire is exactly what he told you- it's the plate umpire's call.

If the plate umpire wants to check with the other umpire, he can do that. But the plate umpire is the only one who can change his own call. The base umpire did just what he's supposed to do, so I can't really see riding the guy for just wanting to "collect his 38 bucks" (by the way...it's 35 bucks).

On the "strike three" thing...umpires ARE NOT supposed to say, "Strike three, batter's out". It is either "Strike three" or "strike". If you say "batter's out"...and the catcher drops the ball...now you have a big problem on your hands.

Here again, this umpire was doing exactly what is described in the umpire's manual, clinics and training.

But is always more "fun" to complain about the umpires...even if the complaints are groundless and do nothing more than to expose the ignorance of the complainer.

 

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I don't have any idea why someone would call a foul ball if there was no contact between the ball and bat.

But....

You can't "ask the base umpire for help" on this one- or on any other call the plate umpire makes. There is NOTHING he can do and no umpire is supposed to ever overrule another's call. The correct response from the base umpire is exactly what he told you- it's the plate umpire's call.

If the plate umpire wants to check with the other umpire, he can do that. But the plate umpire is the only one who can change his own call. The base umpire did just what he's supposed to do, so I can't really see riding the guy for just wanting to "collect his 38 bucks" (by the way...it's 35 bucks).

On the "strike three" thing...umpires ARE NOT supposed to say, "Strike three, batter's out". It is either "Strike three" or "strike". If you say "batter's out"...and the catcher drops the ball...now you have a big problem on your hands.

Here again, this umpire was doing exactly what is described in the umpire's manual, clinics and training.

But is always more "fun" to complain about the umpires...even if the complaints are groundless and do nothing more than to expose the ignorance of the complainer.

Couldn't they say "strike" and then look to see if catcher has secured the ball and then say "batters out". At some point the batters is out and that call has to be made doesn't it? At the plate, at first or when she leaves the field she has to be called out somewhere.

 

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Buckeye Heat-Haas vs. Lasers White in 16-18 final. Lasers White beat WV Diamond Dusters 5-0 in one semi and Heat beat Michigan Batbusters 4-0 in other semi.

Heat held on for a 3-2 win over Lasers Gold to get to semifinal, which was a great game. Batbusters beat Heart of Ohio Xplosion 1-0 to get to semis, which was also a great game.

 

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Laser White over Buckeye Heat Haas 3-2 in the final. It was the tenth game for both teams on the weekend. Lasers went up 3-0 and then with a 3-2 lead in the 7th, the Buckeye Heat had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs and Emma struck out the next three batters to end the game. Congrats Lasers as well as the Buckeye Heat for a good tournament.

 

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finally shut that cowbell up

 

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Bretman....where in my post did I refer to your holy bible the rule book. I was simply stating the fact that it was comical because both teams were having trouble with it. Also, you left out the part where the umpire was WRONG about the call. You can defend your brotherhood all you want but if you want to see ignorance, I'll send you some tape of balls being called strikes that are 3-4 feet off the plate. Leave your address.

 

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I don't have any idea why someone would call a foul ball if there was no contact between the ball and bat.

But....

You can't "ask the base umpire for help" on this one- or on any other call the plate umpire makes. There is NOTHING he can do and no umpire is supposed to ever overrule another's call. The correct response from the base umpire is exactly what he told you- it's the plate umpire's call.

If the plate umpire wants to check with the other umpire, he can do that. But the plate umpire is the only one who can change his own call. The base umpire did just what he's supposed to do, so I can't really see riding the guy for just wanting to "collect his 38 bucks" (by the way...it's 35 bucks).

On the "strike three" thing...umpires ARE NOT supposed to say, "Strike three, batter's out". It is either "Strike three" or "strike". If you say "batter's out"...and the catcher drops the ball...now you have a big problem on your hands.

Here again, this umpire was doing exactly what is described in the umpire's manual, clinics and training.

But is always more "fun" to complain about the umpires...even if the complaints are groundless and do nothing more than to expose the ignorance of the complainer.

I don't remember that happening but being the 6pm game on Saturday, that plate ump was wore out and it showed. He would not give time to any batters, regardless of how long the pitcher stood on the rubber - I know it is his prerogative to give or not to give but it was obvious he just wanted to get the game over or allow conferences, etc, etc. I don't know how much of the fault belongs to him or the schedule allowing umps to switch out and rest to be fresh every game, especially in that heat. As far as the called 3rd strike, if there was any confusion the catcher should tag the runner or throw down to first, I would hope anyway...