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When umpires fall
At a tournament this past weekend, a batter hit the ball to right center. BU went out and PU went to the right of the mound. BR touches first and heads to second. PU falls face first, gets up to an all fours position and stays. The throw comes in to second and beats the runner. PU raises his right arm from all fours. It looked funny, but he stayed still to make the call instead of trying to stand up and possibly miss the call.
Have any of you had or seen a situation where an umpire fell during a play? |
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Been there, done that...
Bases empty, I'm in "A" position. Batter hits a grounder on the infield. I move into position to make the routine call. Okay, so far. But we were playing on a very wet field that day. As I planted my foot to come set, the mud caused my foot to slide out from under me. I went down right on my ***. I stayed with the play and made the out call (it wasn't even close) from the (now wet and muddy) seat of my pants. That's the only time I can ever recall going down on a play. |
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Oh yea!!!
I had plate shoes for several years and wore down the soles to the point they were slick. Covering a play to second because my partner went out and slipped on the wet grass near the mound right on my butt. Hurt like hell but, as I was bouncing off the ground I managed to kept my head on the play, got on one knee and made the call, luckily it was an easy one. Needless to say the new shoes were purchased the next day and the hip was sore for a week. |
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Coming out from behind the plate to follow a fly ball into center field, I neglected to check the area around home plate. I felt something under my feet (the bat) and time went into slow motion as I fell, face first to the turf. I scrambled to my feet, just in time to see the catch from my knees, I called the out!
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I don't always agree w/ Tim, but in this case, I think you should get some umpire base shoes. And umpire plate shoes. Maybe we're confusing the term "cleats"
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Now, T may think this is additional material worthy of stand-up, but that's not the intent...
I completely understand why some umpires might wear cleats if footing is important to them. There isn't a single decent pair of base shoes on the market if solid footing is your most important purchase criterion, rated higher than appearance or fit. Oh, for the return of the Spot-Bilt OS-50! |
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Academy - adidas Men's Turf Hog LX Low-Top Multipurpose Turf Shoes
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I went to a LL Roadshow a couple of years ago, and a vendor showed up selling umpire gear. Lo and behold, he still had a few Spot-Bilt base shoes that he had marked down pretty significantly. He did have one pair of 10-1/2 EEs (I wear an E-width shoe), so I scarfed them up pretty quickly because the Spot-Bilts I had worn for the previous six or seven years to that point were showing their signs of age.
I finally broke out the "new" pair this season (even though my old ones are still servicable). No issues yet with the extra width, but that's because it's been so damn cold here, I've doubled up on the socks! I hope these last just as long as my previous pair!
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