pointing at home?

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I just saw a play in the Yanks and Tigers game.

The Tigers runner came around and slid in and touched home as the Yankees catcher had the ball skip off of his glove.

The Home plate umpire pointed emphatically toward home(at least I think that is where he pointed).

I have never seen this. What was he doing? Any ideas?

Sounds like he was saying "score the run!".

[blueump]

The player's slide was late, and he almost missed touching the plate with his hand. I'm sure the point was to simply say that he had a touch of the plate and the play there was over.

[Steve Meyer]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Sounds like he was saying "score the run!".

Are saying it was a timing play? That's the only time I recall seeing it.

[CT1]

Remember -- ML umpires are basically like Supreme Court justices: appointed for life. Many MLUs develop individual quirks which I would never teach or recommend to young umpires.

If you want to see really sharp, correct mechanics, go to a Double-A or high A minor league game and watch those guys work.