Catch or no catch

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by RonTberry

Problem is I've seen it happen in 6-3 games when the umpire is ready to go home.

I'm not saying you haven't seen it, because unfortunately, umpires like this do exist.

But, on the flip side of the coin, consider that there can be a difference between "umpire calling an out because he's ready to go home" and "an umpire calling an out on a judgement call that I as a coach disagree with". The former is annoying, unprofessional, and a disservice to everyone involved; the later is a fundamental aspect of the coach/umpire dynamic. And from a coaches perspective, I imagine that it can be difficult to differentiate between the two.

[RonTberry]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

I'm not saying you haven't seen it, because unfortunately, umpires like this do exist.



But, on the flip side of the coin, consider that there can be a difference between "umpire calling an out because he's ready to go home" and "an umpire calling an out on a judgement call that I as a coach disagree with". The former is annoying, unprofessional, and a disservice to everyone involved; the later is a fundamental aspect of the coach/umpire dynamic. And from a coaches perspective, I imagine that it can be difficult to differentiate between the two.

I can't disagree with you on that. Sometimes what coaches see and what you see can be different. Fortunately the ones who do it because they are ready to go home are a small minority.




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[ozzy6900]

I find it completely repulsive that an umpire would inject himself/herself into the game and affect the outcome. As the game wanes on, you call what you called in the first inning. What was a strike in the 1st inning is a strike now and what was an out in the 1st inning is an out now. Umpires that change their calls and zones with the game, in my opinion, should not be on the field - period.

All that said, HS varsity game in the 6th hour and the bottom of the 17th inning with 2 outs, as I watch the fly ball to F8, I am thinking "Come on, kid, just catch the damn ball!".

[bob jenkins]

I don't think anyone is seriously saying "change how you call it."

Someone might be saying, "change the benefit of the doubt" from "it's safe, until he proves a catch" to "it's a catch, until he proves he drops it."

We all have "benefits of the doubt" ideas and this is a pretty subtle shift.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

I find it completely repulsive that an umpire would inject himself/herself into the game and affect the outcome.

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