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Old Tue Jun 10, 2008, 11:10am
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Originally Posted by jicecone
NJ ,you have to understand, if you have been asked to officiate Am Legion ball then you should have had enough experience to know that info, been better trained by your association or had that self determinations to be cracking the books for that type of info. Standing during warmups and watching and asking that question shows us that you are indeed a newbie.

Does that make you bad, NO. But Ozzy like myself, are asking why you were placed in a game by your assignor, over your head.

Making bad calls is troubling enough, being put into games that your not ready for causes problems for the teams, headaches for you and most of all discourages new officials from continuing.

Bob has given the most logical answer here but please spend time reading more books on officiating. This may be a source of info, but not the only one.
And as Ozzy has already said if your not tough enough for people you can't see, how are you going to last out on that diamond, face to face.

Good Luck
More rubbish.

It is interesting that many people think the neighborhood play is ok!

Now we have to allow phantom tags, runners to miss if they are "close enough", etc....

A BUNCH OF RUBBISH!!!

CALL THE GAME!

The ONLY reason you guys give the neighborhood play is to avoid the argument that will ensue. I have a very easy explanation to the coach coming out to argue that. "Coach, if your fielder would have touched the bag, all would be well".

The problem I have with any "phantom" type of play is that when are you "close enough"? I have a feeling that most answers are going to be "sometimes you have to umpire"...or something equally stupid sounding.

Flame away. I refuse to compromise my integrity.
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