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Originally posted by PWL
So in your words, you have never missed a call? If you have to consider the source that is your problem. Why read your column? Are they as cheesy as your posts? I agree with Sal. He sounds like a guy that that I would be proud to umpire with. If the players have to guess the call, what are you out there for?
I also get set and make my calls. However, If I'm over in the C position, and I have a short first baseman strecthing with everything he's got, I cannot always tell if his foot was in constant contact with the bag. Or, I get a bad throw, and I'm blocked out by the runner on the tag. I'll make the call I'll feel is correct. If my partner has something for me, I check. It's no sweat baby, what you think is respect is they just don't want to have to deal with a hard head. If that's the way you deal with, more power to you.
Personally, I don't need to get a big district game or high profile game to go out and hustle and do the same job. I get just as much pleasure doing a Fresh/JV Saturday afternoon doubleheader. Unlike you, I do just as good a job, only with more than half the attitude.
By the way, are you still using your original ballon protector?
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If you can't tell, you have a poor angle. Ball's hit, you work to the back of the mound, chesting up to the ball. Wait until you know where the balls' thrown and once it's thrown to first move towards the start of the running lane, not in the direction of the stretch.
I've asked for help twice since I worked my first game in 1983. I was in the A position both times -- the first time was at the MSBL World Series in Phoenix -- I got set on a 3-1 play at first and F4 ran right in front of the money shot. The second time I got lazy on a simple 1-3 play and F1 threw it into the dirt and F3 blocked me. Completely my fault, but again, my partner was in a good position to see the bobbled ball after I failed to react to the throw.
I've had coaches ask, but it's not my job to appease coaches when I know I got a call right.