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I was calling with an experienced guy for the first time the other day. The visiting team was winning 6-1 in the top of the seventh and attempted a squeeze play. The hitter missed the bunt and there was a play at the plate. R3 slid head first into home and beat the tag on a close play. In an effort to get the game over, I called R3 out. There was no discussion. Later in the same inning with the visiting team now leading 9-1, there was a bang-bang play at first with the first baseman coming off the bag before getting the throw. I was anticipating my partner coming to me and asking if he stayed on the bag. Instead of asking for my help he called the out to end the inning. The visiting coach calmly asked my partner if the first baseman came off the bag. My partner said, "Nope, you are up 9-1." The coach smiled and asked if he came off the bag if he had been up 2-1. My partner said, "You bet, Coach." I could believe that he made the call, but I couldn't believe that he actually said what he did. I was just glad the coach took it in stride and didn't ask any more questions.
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Maybe you didn't admit yours to the coach but I still find this disturbing:
"R3 slid head first into home and beat the tag on a close play. In an effort to get the game over, I called R3 out."
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This almost or perhaps it is a Troll post. 9-1 is not a blow-out game. The mercy rule is not even in effect yet. In Summary: I am surprised the coach didn't say anything. It's one thing if the score is 20-1 quite another 6 or even 9-1. Again this might be one of those posts in which you want to get a "rise" out of everyone. Pete Booth
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If his partner had come to him for help, I wonder what he would have done??? Probably would have said his foot was on the bag and backup the out call.
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Your partner did the same thing you did, but admitted it to the coach. In my opinion, this showed more balls, even though you were both wrong for doctoring the results to suit yourselves.
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Ump99, for argument sake, I'm going to assume what you have written is true. I hope for your sake it isn't.
The only currency that we trade on is our ability to be impartial and be honest. We should be making our calls based on what we see, and not be influenced by our feelings, the game situation or any other factors. I know this is an ideal, but more often than not we do this. You don't think that this coach is going to file this away in his memory? You don't think that this isn't going to be talked about between other coach's? Once you lose credibility as an umpire you have lost everything. If you actually have done what you claim in this post, you have done a grave disservice to the rest of us.
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Just shameful!
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