Thu Jun 04, 2015, 10:47am
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Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.
From my coaching box I couldn't tell if it was bat knob or hands and when PU said foul ball I assumed it was knob. My batter acted like it was hands and so I came to check on her and umpire said, "the ball hit her fingers" I then came all the way to PU and stood side by side facing the infield and said, "you know that the hands are not a part of the bat, right?" He assured me the hands are an extension of the bat and I encouraged him to ask his partner, who then agreed with him that the hands are a part of the bat. I returned to my box during their very brief conference and let the game continue.
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Protest. Right away.
And if you can find out who the assignor is, call them. This is not even umpiring 101... it's umpiring kindergarten.
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