[chris s]

Originally posted by Ump20
Shouldn't the overthrow of first-base that goes into dead ball area be the PU's call? If so, considering he saw it enter DBA and come back on the field, shouldn't he have reversed his call rather than you as BU making a corrected call? Was it an experience thing?

I had R2 going around third and coming home, BU had the play at first, he's got the ball. Pard was second year kid, as there really was no"call" to be changed, rather a misapplication of a rule, as UIC, I stepped up and fixedit.

I officiate in a number of leagues, including Connie Mack, where coaches are supposed to be in full uniform. Not sure what PONY requires or what your local league dictates but you can try preventative umpiring by asking up front why a coach is not in uniform. Sometimes the only requirement is that the umpires "report" the uniform violation. If most coaches ARE in full uniform then the coach in your situation has a point albeit he may just be being a hard *** about it. I would tell him I will take care of it and try to avoid an argument but I might point out any players with mis-matched under sleeves or hats that aren't consistent or coaches that stray out of the coaches box.

I guess the point is that coaches in uniform may be a local thing that needs to be treated in different ways. Your reply indicated to me that it was a purely technical thing. Yet, the league seems to make it a mandatory requirement. What do other local umpires do regarding coaches out of uniform? Jim / NYC

PONY sanctioned tourneys require coaches in full uniform, opposing coach complained, I went to field director and let him handle this. The field directors are there for this type of stuff, they do all equiptment checks and such....