Deja vu

[jicecone]

Did you read what you wrote because it doesn't sound like anyone knew what they were talking about.

"I give dead ball signal, HBP, and award batter 1B"

You call a dead ball, the coach says it was a dead ball and your partner says it was a dead ball. All of you are Right. ITS A DEAD BALL. I agree , not because it hit the ground but, it was a dead ball.

Just being a dumb, " so-called experienced umpires that work FED & D-3 games", I would try some tact next time and explain why it was dead ball, instead of sounding overly arrogant. But what do I know.