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Old Sat Nov 19, 2005, 08:04pm
Carl Childress Carl Childress is offline
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Re: Bob,

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Originally posted by Tim C
I have worked over 3,700 games and have never started or ended a game working as a one man band.

If I arrived at my game and no 2nd umpire arrived I would follow the process of my association and call our assigner. I would inform him of the problem and ask how long it would be until a subs arrived. If there was no sub I would cancel the game.

If my partner was injured during the game I would ask if there was anyone present that could umpire the bases. If there was no one I would suspend the game at that point and let the league decide what to do.
Tee:

The schools in your area must have a lot bigger baseball/travel budget than the ones in mine.

Brownsville Hanna plays Rio Grande City at Rio. That's 200 miles, round trip. Game starts at 7:30 pm, Tuesday night.

One umpire shows. The nearest umpire (actually) is 50 miles away in Mission. Even if one can be located quickly, that game wouldn't start until 9:00.

Options:

1. Cancel the game. Unacceptable. It would cost the Brownsville school district about $$300 (gas/driver) to bring the team back to Rio. There would be another meal (18 kids at $5.00 each).

2. Wait for the other umpire. Unacceptable. A game that starts at 9:00 a hundred miles from home (plus stop time for supper) puts the kiddos home around 2:30 - if all goes well at the game.

3. Coaches come and say: "Carl, will you start the game? You can call it behind the mound."

I'm calling that game. As I have.

Exigent circumstances require swift, decisive action.

"Play!"
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