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Originally Posted by umpire99
I had a play in the first inning of a game last night where a coach claimed that his player had hit the catcher's mit on his swing. When he asked my why I didn't call it, I said "he didn't hit the mit." Later, I go to thinking that it might have been better if I had said, "I didn't see him hit the mit." How should I have said it?
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For the most part the coach is only going to question you if his batter thinks he hit the mit.
If you heard something but were unsure take a quick glance at the "evidence" ie; expression on both B1's and F2's face.
If the batter didn't think his bat hit the mit it's a simple
"Skip in my judgement no CI" and move on. Since the batter didn't "move a muscle" the coach will stop
In summary from my experience the only time a coach will question CI or CO for FED is when his batter thinks he was interfered with because the coach is in the dugout or on the 1st / third base coaches box some 90 ft away and has no idea other than what his batter is telling him.
If you didn't hear the bat hit the mit then you simply tell the coach what you have. It will not be the last time a coach disagrees with you. Be honest (not that he will like it) and move on.
Pete Booth