Does he stay or does he go?

[Ump29]

Excuse my ignorance (from Canada) but don't know FED rules. Why did you call "Time. Baulk ....." ? I would have called "Baulk" and let play play out.

[Toadman15241]

Originally Posted by Ump29

Excuse my ignorance (from Canada) but don't know FED rules. Why did you call "Time. Baulk ....." ? I would have called "Baulk" and let play play out.

Because FED has a stupid rule that if the pitcher balks, the ball becomes dead.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Ump29

Excuse my ignorance (from Canada) but don't know FED rules. Why did you call "Time. Baulk ....." ? I would have called "Baulk" and let play play out.

I didn't call "Time. Baulk." I called "Time. Balk." because the ball is dead on a balk in games played under NFHS rules just as it used to be under OBR.

[PeteBooth]

"You can't make that call from there." (Loud enough for BU and both dugouts to hear)

Garth it's too bad you didn't know right off the get go that it was the assistant coach uttering these statements otherwise you could have had some fun with this one.

Your right I can't make that call from there Let's try this one

See ya have a nice day or something along those lines.

Pete Booth

[DG]

Originally Posted by PeteBooth

Garth it's too bad you didn't know right off the get go that it was the assistant coach uttering these statements otherwise you could have had some fun with this one.

Your right I can't make that call from there Let's try this one

See ya have a nice day or something along those lines.

Pete Booth

Oh yeah, we could have a lot of fun.

Assistant Coach - "You can't make that call from there."
Umpire - "This is where I'm standing so it's the only place I can make the call from"

Assistant Coach - "You can't make that call in two man mechanics!"
Umpire - "Two is all we have and they told us to make the calls."

Assistant Coach - "I know your mechanics better than you do!!"
Umpire - "Not quite because in my mechanics this is where you get tossed."

But it would be better to just let him rant and then toss him and nobody will think of you poorly, and will think of him as a fool.

[johnnyg08]

I never talk to an assistant...never, never, never. they get ignored more than the dumb fan who screams incorrect rules from the stands...