Calling what you see or what they see

[chuckfan1]

Whats the conundrum? Either case.."ya just gotta umpire". Usually your first instinct is the right call. You see the ball hit him, give him first. Who put the ball there? The defense. You see it hit him, he gets first. What, now we are going to determine by how much the ball hits him? It either did or didnt. The OC wants him to keep batting this time, but another time if its the #9 hitter, he will be all over you if you dont put him on first. The spot in the line-up shouldnt dictate whether or not he gets first. As well as if anyone else saw it or not. You did, he goes to first.

As for the other sitch, well, same thing. The ball hit you, call time, and handle it. Probably either way on that one coach or the other will be upset. But hey, it happens sometimes. Despite your best efforts to do the macarena and get out of the way, the ball finds you. Again, we are not going to determine how much of the batted ball hit the umpire. It did or didnt.