Lightning: UIC vs ME

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Originally Posted by tcannizzo

Not exactly sure what your point is Mike, but I am going to ask you point blank:

You are the UIC at a major tournament. You see the flash, you hear the sound, but you don't pull the trigger. But a junior umpire pulls the players from the field. The other 4 fields are still playing.

What's the call?
What's the future of the junior umpire based on this single action?

Don't know why you would ask that question. I didn't suggest any of the statements were wrong, just how the "interpretation" of the atmospherical events seem to have changed of the years.

However, to answer your question will be easy. Been there, done that.

It will not happen if I see the lightning. I would expect any umpire in the complex who sees lightning to pull the teams and inform the umpires on other fields which I will expect to mirror his/her actions. If I'm told, I will be passying the work to the other fields to shut it down.

Also, don't know why you would think there would be a problem for an umpire simply doing their job.