FED UMPIRES Manual, Let's Start the rewrite

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by Publius

If you are saying:

1) the crew pre-gamed CCA mechanics, and
2) a missed call or rotation resulted from conflict borne of one umpire's use of the FED mechanic and another's use of the CCA mechanic; and
3) the umpire using the CCA mechanic is to blame for the foul-up...

I heartily disagree.

This is how it would happen with a PIAA evaluator in the stands (PIAA uses FED mechanics book as standard): Let's say for instance I (who likes CCA) am the PU and I don't cover 3rd on a clean triple with nobody on, assuming the BU (from another chapter that uses FED mechanics) will take it as CCA instructs. His FED-programmed mind doesn't cover third assuming that I would be there and we blow a call.

Evaluator: "Bossman, that's your call at third. That's your fault."
Me: "Yeah, but we pregamed CCA mechanics and that was supposed to be his call."
My partner: "Yeah, my fault. I should have got that call. I'm so used to using PIAA mechanics that I forgot."
Evaluator: "Bossman, why are you using CCA mechanics and not what the PIAA wants you to do?"
Me: "Because I like them better."
Evaluator: "You are to work the mechanics you are supposed to work. If you want to do your own thing, you won't be working playoffs for us anymore."


That's something how the convo would go (if that ever were to happen). I don't like it, but that's how it is.