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Originally posted by Baseball_North
#1) What should the call have been on the 1st batter in the situation? Does the position of the bat make the difference, or does it depend if he offered at it or not? Should he have made the call earlier? Should he have asked for help at least?
#2) Was he too defensive... and thus wrongfully ejected the second player?
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Pitches coming straight at the batter, are also coming straight at the umpire. (if we are in the slot) The PU has a high probability of getting hit and, as a result, may freeze on his call. This still happens to me on occasion and I have good catchers. I instinctively tense up on a inside pitch when the batter bails out.
The PU should have made no call (ball) and gone to his partner when the coach came out about the batter getting first base. Let the BU be the final judge of whether the batter offered. This is one of those occasions where the plate umpire probably does not have the best view of what happened. The base umpire, at the very least, has a relaxed and detached view of what happened. When we are about to get hurt, our perception and judgment are distorted.
As for the second situation, I would have to be there. However, I am known for quick ejections on players that give me any lip.
Peter
Fri Jul 09, 2004, 08:46am
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