Home run - missed the plate!!

[Tim C]

Sorry, this enire thread made my skin crawl . . .

This would neverhave happened in my game . . . even if I took the BR and lead him to the plate.

Someone is proud of being an OOO.

Let them . . .

The rest of us will work real baseball.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Tim C

Sorry, this enire thread made my skin crawl . . .

This would neverhave happened in my game . . . even if I took the BR and lead him to the plate.

Someone is proud of being an OOO.

Let them . . .

The rest of us will work real baseball.

I guess this mean you (and Steve) would cheat a defense out of a legitimate appeal? And Steve calls ME a rat? Horse****!

Sorry if you're offended. I'd be offended if you refused to call it so I guess we're even.

And Tim (and Steve) . I've had players miss a base. I've had players miss home. The times they got caught I got after them, not the umpire. Why? Because they missed the base. Their fault.

[umpjong]

Just an observation/thought. If the runner touches only the black part of the plate and you absolutely know this as fact, what advantage has he gained by doing this?

What do you do on a game winning score where you have no idea if the runner touches the plate at all? You may scream and yell at the players but their excitement makes it impossible to see the touch. Can you or would you call him out without having any evidence that he didnt touch the plate?

I personally file this under the "sometimes you have to umpire" tab. As JJ likes to say, "dont go looking for buggers"!!!!!!!!

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

I guess this mean you (and Steve) would cheat a defense out of a legitimate appeal? And Steve calls ME a rat? Horse****!

Hey, I always call you a rat. You're just now getting offended? Perhaps you missed the winking smiley I put in there.

What makes you think a player that touched a visible portion of home plate is subject to being put out on appeal? Not in the real world. Not a legitimate appeal.

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

And Tim (and Steve) . I've had players miss a base. I've had players miss home. The times they got caught I got after them, not the umpire. Why? Because they missed the base. Their fault.

Whenever a player actually does not touch a base, and the defense appeals, I always, 100% of the time, call the runner out on appeal. Any coach who argues vociferously that a players foot only touched the black part of the exposed plate is a total douche, and being a rat would be the least of their worldly troubles.