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Originally posted by jprideaux
... BU calls B1 out. Offensive coach comes out of the dugout and tells PU that he is appealing the call. PU immediately rules "No catch" and puts B1 on 1B. John
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Typical amateur mistake - the coach comes out to the PU (who did not make the original call) and wants an appeal. The PU should direct the coach to the umpire making the call and then
shut his mouth! The calling umpire will either entertain the appeal or not.
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Originally posted by jprideaux
... Defensive coach did manage to convince the PU that that was not proper procedure.John
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This umpire crew looks real good now! It takes another coach to come out and inform them that the whole procedure was incorrect.
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Originally posted by jprideaux
The offensive coach was then allowed to ask the BU if he needed help. John
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You know, this crew should have never taken the field! It's bad enough that the PU changed the call in the first place but now the crew is allowing
another coach to get involved with the mess. This crew needs some serious training.
There is a procedure that should be followed. When an umpire makes a call, any questions or appeal should be directed to the calling umpire. Now if the calling umpire feels that he needs to discuss the play with his partner
he should initiate this. From that point on, coaches are
not to be involved - the decision must be rendered by the umpires only. Better yet, get into the right position, use the proper delay method and above all, if you need help, please try to get it BEFORE you make your call. Both you and your partner will look better and get less flack from the coaches.