Replacement's Errors Compounded

[LilLeaguer]

Originally Posted by insatty

The replacement umpire makes a mistake, but instead of eating it he compounds it. Even after a 15-minute discussion, his replacement partners don't help him or save their own credibility. The truculent radio announcer repeatedly disparages the crew. Makes us all look bad. This strike is hurting everyone. Listen for yourself:

http://switchboard.real.com/player/e...ment%5Fumps.rm

I saw this May 3 incident referenced at this fan blog.

The underlying issue is that on a two-out, third strike in the dirt, F2 flipped the ball to PU, and then B/R took off for 1B.

I think, in the wake of the Eddings sitch last fall, we discussed many variations on this play. Did we discuss the situation where the umpire is actually holding the game ball while it happens?

-LilLeaguer