CAN AN UMPIRE EVER CHANGE HIS/HER CALL?

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by mary4
We had a situation at my son's all star game where the baserunner was clearly out at first for the 3rd out and the ump went to call him out but suddenly called him safe. Should we have appealed to the home plate umpire and if so what do you think the odds would have been for the ump to change his call? The call cost us the game, it was a tie score bottom of the 6th and while we thought the runner was out which would have been the 3rd out after the ump called him safe the runner on third scored and game was over. What a way to lose a game!!!

We have debated this from time to time. But in this case, the answer is no. If the base umpire made a call, you have to stick with it. You can ask the Plate Umpire all you like, but he cannot change the call that was made. You do not see a Base Umpire changing balls and strikes do you? Of course not, same with this call.

And if this call truly cost you the game, I can assume that no one made and error. You know hits were made by the other team. Or I am sure that no one was put out on your team. It might have been big, but if you deserved to win, you can overcome one wrong call if you ask me.

Peace