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You gave horrible advice!
Two columns for the price of one...
JRutledge
Senior Member
Are we going to change balk to not a balk?
Yes, if you or your partner indavertantly called a balk, you correct it. Got it???
Getting the call right should not be the main focus when we have already made a judgment call. You need to make them and live with them. If we messed up, we messed up. It will not be the last time that happens.
Getting the call right should be your ONLY focus, judgement or rule interp. And yes, I agree that if you mess up displaying your judgement, you should live with the ramifications. Your belief that you make a call and that's it, is horrible advice.
Peter Booth -
Your example was good - but I'll give you my answer. If my partner called him out and the foot was off the bag AND I saw it AND the offensive coach asked him to get help, I would tell him what I saw and make the correct call. I don't have money on the game. I don't care if the other coach goes bananas. It was the right call. Are you the judge of which coach's complaining is more justified? No! No matter what call gets made, one coach is going to be pissed - the guy who's kid got jobbed or the defensive guy because his kids lost because of an error on F3.
This is a tough call, no doubt. George Brett had a home run taken away because of a bat that didn't meet specs. That was a tough call, but the umpire had a pair and enforced the rules...fairly. If you can't make your game fair for both sides, give the money back.
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