Funny/Crazy partner situations

[LIUmp]

The previous post about dropped third strike reminded me of an interesting sitch I had with a partner about two years back.

I was working the plate on a game. Two strikes on the batter. t was a dropped third strike. The batter was tagged out for the final out. End of inning. My partner then comes to me and asks how come I did not rule her out automatically? I answered "because the ball hit the ground...dropped third strike rule." He looked at me with a puzzled face and then stated, "No, dropped third strike is when the catcher DROPS the third strike, not when it hits the ground. If she catches it, she didn't drop it. So it's not a dropped third strike."



My head hurt for a while after I heard that one.

Anyone have funny, weird, interesting, crazy, bad or other situations that you have had happen with a partner? I have a few more I'll share soon...

[DeputyUICHousto]

Once had a partner who had 4 out/safe calls on one batted ball. I was dumbfounded. Same partner in the same game called a batted ball that hit first base "foul". I should have known what I was in for when he shows up wearing shin guards for a slow pitch game.

I've had my fair share of out/safe calls...but never 4 on one batted ball.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by DeputyUICHousto

Once had a partner who had 4 out/safe calls on one batted ball. I was dumbfounded. Same partner in the same game called a batted ball that hit first base "foul". I should have known what I was in for when he shows up wearing shin guards for a slow pitch game.

I've had my fair share of out/safe calls...but never 4 on one batted ball.

Well, your partner is 50% there. He has the out part down, he just needs to stop changing the calls to safe.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by DeputyUICHousto

Once had a partner who had 4 out/safe calls on one batted ball. I was dumbfounded. Same partner in the same game called a batted ball that hit first base "foul". I should have known what I was in for when he shows up wearing shin guards for a slow pitch game.

I've had my fair share of out/safe calls...but never 4 on one batted ball.

Hey now... I wear shin guards.

No, I'm not kidding.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Hey now... I wear shin guards.

No, I'm not kidding.

With shorts?

[tcblue13]

Originally Posted by Dakota

With shorts?

Soccer Shins

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

Soccer Shins

That's what I wear. Just because that ball ALWAYS finds the same damn spot on my shin. I love the ones with the detachable ankle guards.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Dakota

With shorts?

Hell no. I feel "out of uniform" enough wearing my ankle brace with shorts.

[MakeDacall]

Originally Posted by LIBlueASA

The previous post about dropped third strike reminded me of an interesting sitch I had with a partner about two years back.

I was working the plate on a game. Two strikes on the batter. t was a dropped third strike. The batter was tagged out for the final out. End of inning. My partner then comes to me and asks how come I did not rule her out automatically? I answered "because the ball hit the ground...dropped third strike rule." He looked at me with a puzzled face and then stated, "No, dropped third strike is when the catcher DROPS the third strike, not when it hits the ground. If she catches it, she didn't drop it. So it's not a dropped third strike."



My head hurt for a while after I heard that one.

Anyone have funny, weird, interesting, crazy, bad or other situations that you have had happen with a partner? I have a few more I'll share soon...

I saw the same thing at a tournament two years ago. The ump said he was at the state ASA tourney and they told them that was the way to treat it. I went and got the page in the rule book and gave it to him. Sometimes we have to go back to school.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by LIBlueASA

The previous post about dropped third strike reminded me of an interesting sitch I had with a partner about two years back.

I was working the plate on a game. Two strikes on the batter. t was a dropped third strike. The batter was tagged out for the final out. End of inning. My partner then comes to me and asks how come I did not rule her out automatically? I answered "because the ball hit the ground...dropped third strike rule." He looked at me with a puzzled face and then stated, "No, dropped third strike is when the catcher DROPS the third strike, not when it hits the ground. If she catches it, she didn't drop it. So it's not a dropped third strike."



My head hurt for a while after I heard that one.

Anyone have funny, weird, interesting, crazy, bad or other situations that you have had happen with a partner? I have a few more I'll share soon...

And yet, even on this forum it is more often D3K instead if U3K.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

And yet, even on this forum it is more often D3K instead if U3K.

Yeah, but we're umpires and we always know what we are talking about and are never confused!

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Yeah, but we're umpires and we always know what we are talking about and are never confused!

You and Mike are very funny today.

[LIUmp]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

And yet, even on this forum it is more often D3K instead if U3K.

I will, from now on, call this play the "third strike rule" or uncaught third strike.

Thanks

[JEL]

YouTube - Crazy Umpire!!! Just Listen To Him!!

Actually titled as "Crazy Umpire."

This guy is one of ours! A good umpire, fun to work with and yes, it was a foul ball!

[LIUmp]

Here's another one for the ages...er, masses.

I'm PU. PONY tourney last year. My partner, who I had never met before, was supposed to meet me for a semifinal and final game starting at 1, and 3:30. He shows up at 12:55, wearing white socks, blue sneakers, and blue cargo pants. He runs right past me in the parking lot. These games start on time as the TD signals game start time by sounding an airhorn. Thank goodness I suited up for the plate at 12:45 when there was no sign of him. I run to catch up to him and say, we're going to be late..I introduce myself. He asks me if I would do both games behind the plate as he doesn't have his mask with him.


4th inning. No runners on, one out. B2 hits a shot into CF that rolls on and on. My partner is standing in shallow center (did not button hook, just kind of ran out to center). BR is going to third, I am set to make the call and the ball gets by the third baseman and to the fence behind her as the BR slides in. Now there will be a play at the plate, so I follow the girl down the line to the plate and she scores.

I brush off the plate as I hear my partner from just behind second say I got time! He runs into me and says...

Partner: "You have to call her out."

Me: "Why?"

P: "She was aided home by her coach at third. He touched her arm to tell her to go as the ball hit the fence."

M: "I didn't see that. Are you SURE?"

P: "Yes, He tapped her arm and told her to go home. The coach is not allowed to touch the player. You have to call her out."

M: "Let's not split hairs here...if you saw her being aided home ..why didn't you call it? The runner is out at that moment. I didn't see the play - I'm watching her come home as I run to cover the plate myself - and I can't make a call on a play I didn't see."

P: "Well, I'm telling you what happened. Call her out."

M: "Look...don't open a can of worms here. If she was touched on the arm, and you felt she was aided home, then it should have been called immediately. Since it wasn't, we really can't make that call now."

P: "Coach, Your batter runner is out...the run does not score. My partner and I talked and we're calling her out because you aided her home."

Chaos ensued. My partner goes back to A. I am left to clean up the mess.

I tossed the coach.

And I still had another game to go behind the plate.

I should have known when I saw white socks, blue sneakers and Mobil gas pumping blue cargo pants that it would be interesting.