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Originally Posted by cb33
When I see it happen with my eyes, I don't consider that assuming. The batter tried to avoid the pitch and was hit. The kid should be awarded first base. If you would have made the same call as the PU in this game then you would have been wrong to. Just saying...
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No offense, but why do you think your opinion from 90-ish feet away of whether the batter tried to avoid the pitch or not should be substituted for that of your partner (remember - he's your PARTNER) who is 3-5 feet away. I guarantee you that if I made this call and ordered the batter to stay in the box, I had a reason. You should respect your partner enough to assume that he had a reason.
Consider this the next time you think about "overruling" or "correcting" your partner... there's a reason we have areas of responsibility. Obviously, you and your partner saw things differently - the default should be that the umpire whose call this is had the better view, unless that umpire himself feels he missed something for a reason. It is the height of arrogance for any umpire to assume his vision of a play from many feet away was better than his partners, right on the spot.