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Originally Posted by Agreen_14
Okay well maybe I didn't mean "falling apart". Let me just say the umpire didn't look to good after this part of the game IMO. His remarks to me didn't reflect anything that I've learned from reading the rule book front to back.... He was really old and tried to hustle, I'll give him that. But his hustle was more like a brisk walk. He'd take two steps around the left side of the catcher and call plays happening on 2nd base....
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For single umpire and calls at 2B, sprinting out into the infield is not much of an advantage; for one thing, you won't get very far before you'd better be coming set to see the play; for another the angle is much more important that the distance; third, for a swipe tag, you are always going to be completely or partially screened. I prefer going down the 1st base line rather than the 3rd or into the infield.
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Originally Posted by Agreen_14
This is a city league that is ASA sanctioned but might as well be hardball rules according to some of the things that I've not seen called regarding OBS and INT... I'm affraid that I'll be too technical and by-the-book.
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Also, with single man, and with more than the BR running, you are going to miss most of what is happening with the runners not involved in the play by the defense.
Over-officiating is one thing a new umpire needs to be cautious about, but not so cautious that you let things slide that should be called.