Thrown Equipment at Ball

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by David B

Don't call anything if you aren't certain.

But, line drive in the gap - I think I would be going out toward the play just for this type situation.

Its easy to rim the infield and back to second if needed, PU can always watch the touch at first.

Thanks
David

Either go out on the ball, in which case the PU watches the BR touch, and takes him around to 3rd, or come in and pivot, and the PU has the ball all the way. In what mechanics manual do you find this "rimming the infield" move? Sounds awfully softballish to me.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

I've seen some of the older, slower, overweight umpires do this on an obvious double into the gap since the PU will take the triple into third. I guess they work it out in pre-game. I started coming in, giving a glance over my shoulder, and then take the runner into second. I have full vision of the field.

I am older, and overweight too. But I am far from slow. I'm not slow, not fast. . . more like half-assed.

I never have and never will rim the infield. I think if an umpire is that immobile, he should start thinking about hanging up his gear. I have started doing the "over-the-shoulder glance/right turn" instead of a pivot on obvious extra-base hits, but I still do the traditional pivot on routine singles. I have always as BU taken the BR all the way to third, and have yet to be late in arriving. There are ways that we big guys learn to move in order to end up in the right place at the right time.

As I said, anytime an umpire can no longer be in position it's time to quit.

[shickenbottom]

I've never seen the "rimming" mechanic in the Fed Umpire Manual.

This sounds like these umpires you've seen do this attended at one time or another the infamous "Lance Cokalinski Umpire Combine." Held annually at an undisclosed location. The attendees are presented with grading on how best they immitate the master.

[LMan]

Maybe Little League? *shrug*