Plays at 1st Base

[MarkPSkins]

Ths thing I notice the most, now as a fan/parent, and a former umpire in Men's A,B and C ball is that Umpires who tend to miss a lot calls at first seem to be anticipating the call, or are too quick to make a call. I mean if there is no one on base and it's a bang-bang play at the base why do so many umpires want to make a big jump and scream call the exact moment the ball is caught. Even if there are other runners, take a second to process the play then make a call. One second or two wont do anything to the play on the field. Also, there is nothing more annoying than an umpire who likes to hear his own show when making a call, especially on a close play. We had an umpire the other day whose safe yell almost sounded the same as an out call. Grrrrrr.

You guys can talk all day about mathematics of making a call, I don't think it's missing seeing the call, I think they are putting too much pressure on themselves to make a quick call.