What????

[tcannizzo]

What really bothers me is that the coach can now go and ask for help simply to question umpire's judgment.

From what I saw, the coach can get the umpires together to change a judgment call, and THEN if the coach is still not happy can CHALLENGE.

That is pure crap!

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by tcannizzo

What really bothers me is that the coach can now go and ask for help simply to question umpire's judgment.

From what I saw, the coach can get the umpires together to change a judgment call, and THEN if the coach is still not happy can CHALLENGE.

That is pure crap!

I don't think the challenge is going to affect us, really. But this nonsense about huddling every single damn time they are asked - on calls where if an other umpire saw something different, you'd still go with the call of the closer official... is going to bite us in the a$$. Coaches at every level are going to have hissy fits the first time we refuse to go ask our partner for help. It's gonna suck.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I don't think the challenge is going to affect us, really. But this nonsense about huddling every single damn time they are asked - on calls where if an other umpire saw something different, you'd still go with the call of the closer official... is going to bite us in the a$$. Coaches at every level are going to have hissy fits the first time we refuse to go ask our partner for help. It's gonna suck.

Coach can go take a flying leap. My call, I saw it, sit down.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I don't think the challenge is going to affect us, really. But this nonsense about huddling every single damn time they are asked - on calls where if an other umpire saw something different, you'd still go with the call of the closer official... is going to bite us in the a$$. Coaches at every level are going to have hissy fits the first time we refuse to go ask our partner for help. It's gonna suck.

Just point out that it is Little League. With all the other hokey rules they have, that should pretty well explain it.

[RKBUmp]

If they want to use video to make calls, then why dont they just take the officials off the field and make every call with the camera including using the pitch tracking cameras to call balls and strikes.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

If they want to use video to make calls, then why dont they just take the officials off the field and make every call with the camera including using the pitch tracking cameras to call balls and strikes.

Because all the video techs required for that wouldn't work for free...

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

If they want to use video to make calls, then why dont they just take the officials off the field and make every call with the camera including using the pitch tracking cameras to call balls and strikes.

I don't have a problem with that. I'll be more than happy to call the game (and with video, it is all one-umpire games) from an air-conditioned booth with the cold beverage of my choice in my right hand since I will not be needing it to signal anything