I love it when a coach gets caught.....

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I'd say about 98% of the missed bases I catch during a game are never appealed.

And 98% of the appeals I DO get for leaving too soon or missing a base are wrong.

Go figure!

I had the good luck of umpiring for one of the Olympic hopefuls back in the 90's. Dee Williams who played for LSU. When in HS a missed base under NFHS was an automatic call. She knew which HS umpires paid attention vs. those that didn't. She cut many a base back then.

I also umpired behind the plate for Cat Osterman a couple of times.......my oldest actually got a clean base hit against Cat when we played them in a pre-season tourney when she play for Cypress HS. Unfortunately......she faced her a few times in travel ball and did not have any luck.

Also had the great pleasure of umpiring two games with Christa Williams back in the mid 90's when Dobie played in a local HS tournament.

I have also noticed that many a missed base is never appealled. And also that many that are were not really missed bases.

Joel