Advice for Base Umping

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Mechanics dictate that all calls at third belong to the BU until the PU calls off the BU.

Beyond that, there's too much in this post that will cause me grief in my games -- like this Sunday when I worked hard to get in position on a ground ball from the C position and had the defense all ask for me to "get help" when F3 stretched, caught the ball, and then fell forward off the base. I'm sure my eyes were the only ones on the feet when the play happened -- the defense was just umpiring what they saw (well) afterwards. You'd think I shot their puppy when I told them I wasn't about to ask the PU for "help" -- I certainly didn't need "help."

Get in position and get the right angle and get the calls yourself.

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A lot of umpiring is selling your call by looking confident. Unfortunately (collint1993), it comes with experience and training. Find a local officiating association and join would be my best advice!

-Josh