Calling pitches from the mound--MLB style!

[bniu]

I was on the bases of a middle school game, we had one inning left and had about 20 minutes of daylight left, plate umpire gets nailed in a sensitive area on a pitch the catcher completely wiffed on and had to leave the game. Since we were running out of daylight, I told the coaches there wasn't enough time for me to get into gear so they agreed on me calling the game from behind the pitcher. Didn't have any close line calls to make in the one inning I did.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by bniu

I was on the bases of a middle school game, we had one inning left and had about 20 minutes of daylight left, plate umpire gets nailed in a sensitive area on a pitch the catcher completely wiffed on and had to leave the game. Since we were running out of daylight, I told the coaches there wasn't enough time for me to get into gear so they agreed on me calling the game from behind the pitcher. Didn't have any close line calls to make in the one inning I did.

If the catcher is whiffing at balls because it's too dark...we're done playing for the night in my games. It's not worth it. YMMV

[Welpe]

A three year resurrection is better than a 10+ I suppose.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by Welpe

A three year resurrection is better than a 10+ I suppose.

Not by much.