Post season survey

[TussAgee11]

R2 only ground ball to F6's right in the hole and R2 decides to go.

No idea if its going to 3rd or 1st. If the play is at 1st, you're at best between the rubber and 2nd. If the play is at third, the ball is coming in behind the runner and you'll never see when he was tagged.

Just no solution to that one.

[DG]

HR or ground rule bounce over when fence is low and green background on other side.

Had one this Spring where I called HR on one straightaway CF, that bounced high when it hit the ground. Defensive coach went nuts, kept hollering it bounced over, until finally he yelled out at his F8, "Johnny, did that ball bounce over?". Johnny hollers back "NO".

[JJ]

Pickoff at 1st from the B position and/or steal of 3rd from the C position. Equally as difficult for me to guess correctly.

JJ

[JJ]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

R2 only ground ball to F6's right in the hole and R2 decides to go.

No idea if its going to 3rd or 1st. If the play is at 1st, you're at best between the rubber and 2nd. If the play is at third, the ball is coming in behind the runner and you'll never see when he was tagged.

Just no solution to that one.

Call R2 out at 3rd UNLESS the ball is dropped or he is CLEARLY safe. A defensive coach will seldom squawk about this call because his runner did something REALLY stupid.

JJ

[TussAgee11]

Originally Posted by JJ

Call R2 out at 3rd UNLESS the ball is dropped or he is CLEARLY safe. A defensive coach will seldom squawk about this call because his runner did something REALLY stupid.

JJ

0 out, ground ball deep in the hole to F6 with a fast R2 with a big secondary. Its a good play to go to 3rd if he can get it.

Not my job to make calls just so somebody doesn't "squawk". Not my job to judge what is a stupid play and what isn't.

Call what ya got and don't worry about what should have or shouldn't have happened.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

0 out, ground ball deep in the hole to F6 with a fast R2 with a big secondary. Its a good play to go to 3rd if he can get it.

Not my job to make calls just so somebody doesn't "squawk". Not my job to judge what is a stupid play and what isn't.

Call what ya got and don't worry about what should have or shouldn't have happened.

You must work youth ball exclusively to make that bold of a statement. I sure JJ works way above that level. You know, with coaches and players that understand what is going on. I'm quite sure the coach will be reaming his player for being stupid, not the other way around.

[TussAgee11]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

You must work youth ball exclusively to make that bold of a statement. I sure JJ works way above that level. You know, with coaches and players that understand what is going on.

Exclusively... yup, you know me. Such a bold statement, way more bolder than the one you made

[justanotherblue]

Besides the fence, R2, with a low hard hit line drive into left or riight center, with F8 on his horse, lays out and makes a diving catch just off the ground, where you have to watch the catch through completion and catch the tag up at 2B.

[blueump]

Standing in A, home plate umpire comes to you for a check swing on a lefty.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by blueump

Standing in A, home plate umpire comes to you for a check swing on a lefty.

This isn't unusual or particularly difficult.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

This isn't unusual or particularly difficult.

Correct. And neither is responding from B or C unusual or particularly difficult.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

This isn't unusual or particularly difficult.

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Correct. And neither is responding from B or C unusual or particularly difficult.

I thought the thread was what each person found difficult for them. I didn't get the idea that it was up for debate. I don't find any of the sitches in the whole BU thread difficult, which is why I didn't have anything to add. But, apparently blueump finds it difficult.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I thought the thread was what each person found difficult for them. I didn't get the idea that it was up for debate. I don't find any of the sitches in the whole BU thread difficult, which is why I didn't have anything to add. But, apparently blueump finds it difficult.

The emoticon made it sound like it was hard for him or that it was just a terrible situation or something.

Why? It's actually quite easy -- if I judge the batter offered, I say so when I'm asked. If I don't think he offered, I say so when I'm asked.

What's worse is the FED umpire who refuses to ask because the book allows him to refuse. Just ask already.

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

What's worse is the FED umpire who refuses to ask because the book allows him to refuse. Just ask already.

Thank you. And what's the worst thing that can happen? You get a strike out of it and it's your partner's fault. Always ask.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

The emoticon made it sound like it was hard for him or that it was just a terrible situation or something.

Why? It's actually quite easy -- if I judge the batter offered, I say so when I'm asked. If I don't think he offered, I say so when I'm asked.

What's worse is the FED umpire who refuses to ask because the book allows him to refuse. Just ask already.

That was my point. I find it easy, you find it easy, almost all God's children find it easy. However, blueump finds it difficult, and I believe the thread wasn't intended to be a debate about who thinks what is easy or hard, just what each umpire found to be the most difficult to them.