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Old Wed May 13, 2009, 12:53pm
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How could I declare batter out when the catcher dropped the ball.B/R was still in the box and my hand was up until I showed the 3 fingers to my partner. There was no tag placed on the B/R nor was there a throw to the 1st basemen.I can't tell the defense what they should do,can I otherwise I'm showing favortism to the defensive team aren't I?

"NO PITCH, NO PITCH"

Then the ball is dead and the batter/runner is out.
You are allowed to use common sense.
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Old Wed May 13, 2009, 12:57pm
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You are allowed to use common sense.
Rule cite, please?
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Old Wed May 13, 2009, 02:55pm
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Several years ago doing a ASA 12u B tournament had a batter strike out swing. I gave a strike signal and said strike thee loud enough for the catcher and hitter to hear. I stepped back cleared my indicator, next batter stepped in the batter's box hit the next pitch and made it safe on first base.

D coach came up and said the runner on first was the one that you just called out. I looked at his score book, checked my line up card sure enough it was the same batter. I had BOO.

O coach was very upset and wanted to call the UIC over. UIC came and I told both of them I gave the strike signal and told the catcher and batter that was strike three. It was not my responsibly to make sure the correct batter was coming to bat. I'm here to umpire not to coach. UIC agreed, BOO play on.

Even at lower level rec ball I will tell the batter several times strike three but at what point is it the coaches responsibly and not yours.
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Old Wed May 13, 2009, 03:20pm
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Rule cite, please?
ok, you got me back.. no making someone crack up at work.
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Old Wed May 13, 2009, 04:19pm
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Because I said so.

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Old Thu May 14, 2009, 04:27pm
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This guy made the most of a dropped third strike...I don't speak the language, but I am pretty sure I heard "WTF" in Japanese.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5G1pHXOtMg
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Old Fri May 15, 2009, 01:30am
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This guy made the most of a dropped third strike...I don't speak the language, but I am pretty sure I heard "WTF" in Japanese.

YouTube - Dropped Third Strike = Home Run
I like the part where the umpire ridicules the catcher.
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Old Fri May 15, 2009, 08:01am
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He did good going for help right away - I like how the umpire got to make a little speech after the play.
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Old Fri May 15, 2009, 08:06am
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He did good going for help right away - I like how the umpire got to make a little speech after the play.
Yeah, I found that kind of odd that in Japan, the umpires talk directly to the crowd, similar to professional football here. Maybe we should consider doing that here?

Crap, like it'd do any good...

Though I was waiting for someone to fall into a water pit or have something spring up from the ground and whack them in the nuts.
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Old Fri May 15, 2009, 08:13am
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He did good going for help right away - I like how the umpire got to make a little speech after the play.
i got to kind of do something like that.

If I remember right it was 14U. IFF , the usual chaos, dropped ball, people running around in anarchy then...dead silence...so I gave'em what i had in a booming voice.
"Runner on 1B is out due to the IFF, runner at home was tagged before touching home so we have a doubleplay and the inning is over."

Everybody started talkin again and kids started moving again. I wish I would have had a bullhorn so I could have given them my spiel on legalization of some naturally growing stuff.
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