There's got to be a better way . . . . .

[Andy]

I agree with Glen's way of handling this play, even though I had a brain fart and didn't do it that way on Saturday!

If the pitched ball is uncaught on a two strike count and the batter makes any movement at all with the bat, go to the appeal immediately! Best we can do in a tough situation.

You asked in your initial post:

One umpire makes a call, and the other umpire sees it differently and his call is right, and the initial call is wrong. Why is that so?

Here is a link to an article about umpiring in priorities. Part of the article addresses the check swing issue. It may help answer your question as well as provide some other good information.


http://www.cactusumpires.com/pages/s...nchor/priority