First Game of the Year: Brutal.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Bottom line is simple; that play at 1B belongs to the base umpire. Make a friggin' call!! Your call, your responsibility, make it!! If you think you need help, you can get it, but MAKE YOUR CALL!!

This play is the perfect example why. The call belongs to BU; PU has "help" responsibility for pulled foot and swipe tag. Primary, secondary. Primary now reassigns the call to secondary who was blocked. WRONG!! Secondary now has to answer why he didn't see what wasn't his primary responsibility, while primary gets away with reassigning his responsibility?? Bull$hit. Make YOUR call. If there is help, you can get it, if there isn't help, it was your call.

This has been discussed a few times. Some disagree with it, and that is fine as long as they are working the game where there is another prescribed mechanic. Call what you saw and IF there is help, you can utilize that tool (the mechanic, not the partner ) afterward.

Once an umpire gives up a call, if the partner didn't have a good view, the ONLY call that can be made is SAFE.

In my postgame, that would have been said in spades; and you are buying the beer (and that can be expensive when I'm drinking).

Not if your girlfriend (Ruthann?) is serving

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Not if your girlfriend (Ruthann?) is serving

Admittedly, Ruthann has been good to me/us. That's only good for 3 days every other year, though, since I don't live in OKC.