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Originally posted by whiskers_ump
Game really a runaway. Visitors leading by touchdown and
safety..Hometeam batting in bottom of 5th. One out one on,
batter hits one well out of the park. In running the bases
she is leaping, jumping, missing 2B and removes her helmet
between 2nd and 3rd. When she crosses the plate and new
ball placed into the game, pitcher properly appeals that the
second runner missed second. I am plate so advised the BU
of appeal. Naturally he did not see it. Then the defensive
coach ask me "since the batter removed her helmet in
live ball action, and you issued them a previous warning,
isn't she out?" "No coach, at the end of playing action I
will restrict her to the dugout and get a replacement."
My question is, "How many of you would have Looked the other
way on the home run? After the game, My partner
said he saw clearly that the runner had missed second and
was not about to take away from her expereience of
belting one out of the park
Really wondering what I would have done! I have always tried
to adhere to the rules regardless, but may be food for some
thought in this situation. Nah, you can't look the other way.
I am sure he made her day though. Makes me wonder what she
would have thought of my call??? 
How would you have handled this?
BTW That was the only runs that they scored.
glen
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Your partner needs to get out of umpiring and get into coaching. Unless his name is Fred Rogers, he is not on that field to make sure everyone in the neighborhood feels happy.
Did he accept money to blatantly NOT do his job? If that team came back to win the game? Do you think your partner would have been stupid enough to open his mouth and tell you he intentionally let it go?
Everyone on this board knows I'm anal about the rules, but that is because there are TWO teams paying for you to be on that field and both deserve the most professional game you can give them. Your partner may have thought his gesture was harmless, but you are out on the field with him and there are people who know he kicked the call. Intergrity, and the lack of it, usually seems to be contageous even if only by association.