A better way to handle?

[senior]

The Plate Ump should be embarrassed by his premature call, and the Base Ump by his erroneous attempt to correct a bad foul ball call.

Once "foul" is declared, that's it. Runners stop running, fielders stop fielding, and most importantly, Umpires stop umpiring.

A call of "foul ball" effectively kills all action with a bang. In between innings, the Base Ump could comment and critique, but it won't change the fact that he should NOT comment or offer advice without being asked.

Senior

[Edited by senior on Jul 27th, 2002 at 08:52 PM]