[wadeintothem]

You blew this call straight up.

This was an attempt. "saving yourself" with the bat is an attempt to hit the ball with the bat. If you have time to try to hit the ball, you have time to duck!

Look at it this way, if this batter had hit the ball fair and it not hit his hands - would you have called "Dead ball, batter was not trying to hit ball, he was trying to defend himself".

Nope, if it was a fairball, play would have went on.

This was deadball, strike on the call.

3-1

Play ball.

The UCC/possible UCC is a different matter and you can handle that as a separate issue.

"I look at my pocketwatch and an 1:30 has already gone by."

You dont need a watch on the ball field. If you need a timer, put it on the fence.

Well, I am not gonna sit back and give away 3 BOBs in a row if I can help it

Are you the pitcher or the coach.. or the umpire???

You were umpiring at the JV level - not minor little league.


I think you have some work to do.