Quote:
Originally posted by whiskers_ump
Situation:
ASA tournament, dugouts have openings on both ends.
R1 bunts, F2 fields ball and makes short throw that
bounces off F3's glove, heading towards 1st base dug-
out. I am PU. Partner is on outside to make the call.
Realizing he cannot run through or around the play in
time to reach 2B, hollars, "take two". Runner has gone
around towards 2B, coach hearing partners remarks, tells
her to go to 2B. Meantime F3 has retrived the ball and
puts the tag on R1 who is leisurely headed for 2B. BU
bangs her out.
Coach at 1B asks for time and talks to partner, who then
calls me for meet. After a brief discussion, I award R1
1B. My reasoning is that because of the matter in which
my partner yelled "take two" without adding prefix "Pard,
take two", player and coach thought he was advancing R1
because ball might have gone into dead ball terrority.
I only changed the call when partner said he also yelled
"no, no, no" adding more confussion. By his actions I
felt that we as umpires, had confussed the issue.
Did I make the correct call? I thought so at the time.
glen
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I have to compliment your sense of fairness, especially if these were young players, for what was essentially umpire obstruction. OTOH, I could also support telling the coach that he goofed and umpire communication is not for him during a live ball.
I don't get the obstacle for the BU getting to 2nd. If R1 is headed there and F3 is chasing the ball, who is in the way? Possibly F4, but that is only one person coming from an angle.