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Regarding the backing up question ...... Single umpire .... when ball was hit I came out from behind plate to get a look and make calls on bases. I'm not very far out from baseline as I recall so I saw the ball being thrown, or about to be thrown, toward home and began to back up a few steps...wrong..yeah but that's what I did. As catcher was getting into position for the play at the plate I was trying to get into position behind plate so i could see the play....but forgot about the runner running in back of me...instinct said play would be in front of me....well it was in both places.......duh!
No one really got upset "after" my explanation because there was one but they were a bit testy when I first ruled.
I just wanted to get a consensus on what most officials would have done ..... I was trying to be fair to both sides knowing I was the one that messed up.
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Wish I'da umped before I played. What a difference it'a made!
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