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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
I think you kicked it twice.
1) The batter never became a BR, so he can't be out for entering the dugout.
2) It's not a catch, so it's not a foul tip. It's just a foul ball.
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True - the same bad decision led to a double kick.
Still trying to learn - but have a ways to go yet. I guess what started my misguided thinking was when the PU initially called "catch - batter out", and the chaos ensued, I got caught up in it, thinking then if "no catch" - batter was a batter runner, and when entering dugout was out. A quick easy fix that continued to bother me even after conversation with PU after game.
I need to slow down more and think things through in these situations as I have learned to do in basketball. Umping baseball is still pretty new to me and if I don't slow down I can get flustered. It's only happened a couple of times but still a couple of times too many.