Dropped 3rd Strike

[wadeintothem]

Originally posted by Dakota
There is nothing wrong with a team scorekeeper keeping the coach informed of the situation. The coach needs to make the appeal, however.

Official scorekeepers (game officials) need to keep quiet, but not the parent/assistant coach/bench player who is keeping the team's book.

Of course, this is true .. but we are talking about middle school softball.

the chances the score keeper is some paid official is slim to none.

Coaches officially make the appeal, which is what basically happens when the score keeper says "wait a minute, wrong person is up" and are confused.

I felt the need to inject some reality as some blues began to wander from the subject - help for a Middle School Ump. This wasnt NCAA Div 1.. its most likely some mom keeping score.


The "official" keeper is usually the home team. They can say something as much as the "unofficial" visiting mom score keeper.



[Edited by wadeintothem on May 2nd, 2005 at 11:57 AM]