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Originally Posted by rei
Not too many OBR games this time of year! 
You can read the whole spiel about getting the call right in NCAA games in the CCA mechanics book.
Also, it helps if you look at it as offering information to your partner that they may not have, you can see how that is a very reasonable thing to do in the spirit of getting the call right! |
Fair enough-
Frrom 2006 NCAA Baseball Rules (I don't have the 2007 yet, will get it at our association's meeting this weekend)
3-6-g
No umpire shall criticize or interfere with another umpire's decision unless asked by the one making it; if there is a misinterpretation of a rule, it should be brought to the attention of the umpire-in-chief.
So what rule is being misinterpreted here? BU failed to see the pulled foot... thats poor judgement or mechanics, not misinterpretation.
In the CCA Manual, in Section 5 they quote the above rule, and explain that "
except in special situations, such as those outlined in the next section, the umpire making the call must be the one to seek assistance of a partner."
The special situations listed are:
1. Deciding if a homerun is fair or foul.
2. Deciding whether a batted ball left the playing field for a homerun or ground rule double.
3. Cases in which a foul tip is dropped or trapped by the catcher.
4. Cases in which a foul fly ball is caught or not caught.
5. Cases in which an umpire errs in judgment because he did not see a ball dropped or juggled after making a tag or force.
6. Spectator interference plays.
7. Balks called by an umpire who clearly did not realize the pitcher's foot was off the rubber.
I don't see pulled foot...