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Originally Posted by 3afan
yes, its JV, its 23-0 in the first inning!!!! now i'm not saying call the ball that hits in front of the plate a strike, or out at first if it not a banger, but come on.
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I change nothing, and suffer through like I should. And here is a story that will serve to tell you why:
A few years ago, I had a game between two private HS that was atrocious. However, it looked like we were well on our way to a 10 after 5 run rule. At the end of two, the visiting team was ahead 19-0. They tacked on a couple more in the top of the third. Bottom of the third, something happens to the home team. With a combination of errors by the defense and timely hits and lucky ball placement, they manage to plate 12 runs. In the fourth, visitors do nothing and home team got a few more runs. Long story short, after 4 hours and 10 minutes playing, the final score was home team 33, visitors 31. What would have happened if either my partner or I changed anything about the way we approached that game? We could have altered what appeared early on to be a lost cause. Thankfully, we both just struggled through, and the outcome was left entirely to the players (or lack thereof) on the field. Probably the worst, and certainly the longest 7 inning game I have ever umpired.