Horrible Mechanics

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Originally Posted by PeteBooth

Pete,

After the game I asked the BU about the call. He said, "In my mind it was a catch!" I explained the confusion the lack of a call caused for all involved and he asked, "Did you think he caught it?" I wished him a good night and checked my list of future assignments and partners.

I can only venture a guess that he was not sure whether the ball was caught or not, figured it was to call nothing and let F8's throw to 1B dictate whether it was a catch or not in his mind.
Matt

If he is going to let the players dictate the game, what is the need for him to be out there as an umpire?

There are times we look to players for additional information (HBP, foul in the box, rolling catch/no catch) but we make a decision and then make a call!