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Originally Posted by Dholloway1962
Split second sure. But 5-10 seconds??? What on earth changed his mind like that?
He should have just stuck with his original call after that long of a delay and bit the bullet. It would have been a whole lot easier to fade the heat from that judgement call then having all the other junk happen.
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I thought the emphasis these days was to get the call right.
Obviously, I can't speak for what went through the umpire's mind to make him/her change the call. However, if that IS the right call, then the BU should bite the bullet and get it right.
Either way, the BU's screwed. If the BU is screwed, do the right thing.
When I made a similar mistake, the DC came out to talk to me. I said, "yep, I screwed up. It wasn't a catch, and if a call is reversed, the PU (me) is empowered to correct the situation." I advanced the BR, and the forced runners advanced one base as well. It's what would have happened had I not called a catch.
The DC said, "well, I don't like it, but I appreciate your honesty. I understand you're doing what you have to do," and he walked away. I've called a number of games after that for the same coach, and he never brought it up or gave me any problems. Matter of fact, he's the same coach in
this thread, and this thread came after my screwed up call.