Partner blues...

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Originally Posted by KJUmp

I'm with one of these guys the other night. ASA Men's SP...rec league. He's got the P, (we're playing under a league 5HR limit rule), s**t hits the fan when he allows a team a 6th HR, (3 run shot BTW), because he said that one of the first 5 HR's had hit off the F7's glove as he leaped above the fence line trying to make the catch....he says.."that's an error, hence it's does not count as a HR." I came in from my position as I saw him getting tripled teamed in the ensuing argument, not having any idea at the time what the hell the arugment was about. As I'm getting the two guys who shouldn't be there away from him, I hear what he's telling the HC... and I can't believe what I'm hearing. I calm down the HC, partner and I get off to side, we review the sitch., I try to point out that he's not correct on this, I'm advised by my partner that he doesn't need my help he knows what is and isn't a HR.
OK partner, I'm going back out to my position....I get there just in time to hear the HC tell PU he's protesting the game.

I'd rather work alone. Then the only umpire I have to worry about is me.

Bad news. If you were working alone, you would have been wrong all by yourself.

I really don't care whether ruled an error or not, but your partner is right as far as counting against the HR total. Check page 58 of this years book, rule 8.8.A.Note.a

If the defense touches a fair fly ball that clears the fence, it IS a four-base award. And, no, it doesn't matter that the ball would have cleared or was already over the fence.