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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)
Gentlemen,
It is often said in forums such as this that (with very rare exceptions) you cannot "unring the bell" after an erroneous foul call by an umpire.
For your consideration and discussion....
15U Travel tournament semi-final - loser goes home, winner advance to championship.
Bottom of 9 (scheduled 7), tie score, 2 outs, R3 and R1.
Batter rips a "hot" grounder down the 1B line. F3 goes to field the ball and is straddling the foul line to the outfield side of 1B when the ball caroms off his chest into foul territory. As the F3 goes to chase after the ball, the PU points in the direction of foul territory and then, almost immediately, points fair and "holds" the point.
R3 crosses home, and the BR reaches 1B about 3 steps ahead of the F3's toss to a covering F1.
What have you got (other than a $hitstorm)? Was the bell "rung" or not?
JM
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If I am the coach, I'm trying to convince the base umpire that he cannot change a call from foul to fair.
If I am the umpire, I briefly explain to the coach that I can change a call from foul to fair, and apologize for not being alert enough to make the right call in the first place. Then I'm walking off the field because the game is over.