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Wanted to see what some of you veterans felt about a play that happened last night. My first year as UIC, and I was "given" an official who absolutely had no clue. This is an adult that coaches in other local leagues, and actually one I nearly ejected from a PeeWee football game, although I didn't know it was him until he showed up to work last night - not really in uniform (knit light blue non-reg shirt and a Navy ballcap with a logo on it).
In pregame, I showed him A, B, and C, and told him I'd call the infield flies. His "What's an infield fly" let me know it would be a long night.
Anyway... here's the situation.
Pitcher throws an inside pitch, batter fouls it off, and I mistakenly call foul ball. About half a second later, I realize on my own that she hit the catcher's glove on the way through. By the time I start to change my call, coaches are already yelling "Catcher's Interference!!!"
Not wanting to make it appear that I was changing my call BECAUSE of the coaches, but knowing it needed to be changed, I jog out to my BU (sitting at position C and a half, and who stepped in maybe 2 steps to greet me instead of jogging in also), put my arm around him and tell him to just nod his head "Yes". He does so, and I direct the batter to first base. (Another reminder that this guy was lost is that he never asked me why I did that later ... If a PU had done that to me when I was new, I'd have played along, but SURELY asked what he was doing, if for no other reason than to learn).
Now --- other than suggestions to get rid of this guy until he can read the rulebook and visit a few clinics, what do you think of handling the catcher's interference this way?
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