question for umpires

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Originally Posted by SC Ump

I'm hoping you said, "Coach, what exactly is my pitcher doing that you judge to be illegal?"

And then when the umpire told you something that you believe was entirely legal, you said, "I wish to protest this game."

If you're right and he's wrong, you get some free ball with some free umpiring... and he has to come out, be embarrassed and call some more ball without being paid. It's a hard way for him to learn, but it would be a nice way to you to show your players a structured way to handle a disagreement.

SCUmp,

What are you refering to here? I work for NSA in Maryland and we have no procedure that calls for an umpire to be removed from the game or to lose his game fee due to a protest.

If a coach wishes to protest a game, they must put up a $75 protest fee. The matter is brought to the tournament UIC for a ruling. If the ruling goes against the protesting team, they forfeit their $75 fee and the game is continued from that point. If the protest is upheld, a correct ruling is issued by the UIC and the game continues from the same point. There may be some embarrasment for the game umpire but that umpire is not removed from the game and does not suffer any financial consequences.