2015 NFHS Baseball PPT Slide 8

[jchamp]

Originally Posted by Matt

Wow.

Kid was trying to beat a "non-intentional intentional walk" Bingo Long style. He fouled it into the backstop. My partner was on the infield, B or C, I'm not sure. I just wanted to do my due diligence before I ring him up. No harm in making sure, and it silenced the inevitable "get help on that, blue" crap that I figure is always going to follow a rare call.

I've moved across the country and called whatever games I can receive assignments for, for the last 10 years. Since I only last year got settled down for good, I've rarely had the opportunity to call higher level games, since I've always been the FNG.

I've got conflicting mechanics from Central Missouri, SW Ohio, Central New York State and Vegas in my head. I've seen just about every muni league rule modification imagined for 8-year-olds. For me, the "wow" is that I've never accidentally awarded 15 yards or tried to start the clock on the ready while wearing a mask.



I'll get better with practice, but for now, I'm just another muni league home-town ump.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by jchamp

Kid was trying to beat a "non-intentional intentional walk" Bingo Long style. He fouled it into the backstop. My partner was on the infield, B or C, I'm not sure. I just wanted to do my due diligence before I ring him up.

It's your call. What help could he possibly have?

Originally Posted by jchamp

No harm in making sure,

You just gave the monkeys a banana. You're going to get asked for more every time.

Originally Posted by jchamp

and it silenced the inevitable "get help on that, blue" crap that I figure is always going to follow a rare call.

"That's my call."
"That's enough."

[swkansasref33]

Whats wrong with conferring with a partner to make sure you properly applied a rule? Seems like an acceptable thing to do to me.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by swkansasref33

Whats wrong with conferring with a partner to make sure you properly applied a rule? Seems like an acceptable thing to do to me.

What's there to confer about?

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by swkansasref33

Whats wrong with conferring with a partner to make sure you properly applied a rule? Seems like an acceptable thing to do to me.

Hey Blue , could you check with your partner on whether that was really a strike?

He either stepped on the plate or didn't. if you have to check with your partner then you didn't see it clearly and if YOU didn't see it clearly, then it didn't happen.

[swkansasref33]

The poster obviously knows what he saw, but seems unsure if it is illegal or not. I'd rather have my partner confer with me on a rule he is unsure about than call it and be wrong.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by swkansasref33

The poster obviously knows what he saw, but seems unsure if it is illegal or not. I'd rather have my partner confer with me on a rule he is unsure about than call it and be wrong.

So would I, but this is not the case here.