Dropped third strike?

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

So you perpetuate ignorance?

Would you refer to an IP in a softball game as a balk if that is what the coach believes it is?

Do you rule interference on an OBS call because that is what the players think it is?

Nope, cannot agree with you. Next thing you know, you will be referring to R3 as the runner on 3B, R2 as the runner on 2B or R1 as the runner on 1B.

Nope. Just keeping things simple. It doesn't really matter how you want to call the replant. It's simply a replant. I haven't seen consistency in the definition of a crowhop yet. Or in the calling of it.

Rita

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Nope. Just keeping things simple. It doesn't really matter how you want to call the replant. It's simply a replant. I haven't seen consistency in the definition of a crowhop yet. Or in the calling of it.

Rita

I've already found that it is best to avoid the "leap" and "crow hop" terms with coaches and stick to "replant".

Rita


And a leap? You do know it is not the same thing as a crow hop, don't you?

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I've already found that it is best to avoid the "leap" and "crow hop" terms with coaches and stick to "replant".

Rita


And a leap? You do know it is not the same thing as a crow hop, don't you?

Yes, dear.

Rita

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Yes, dear.

Rita

You know the difference, yet you refer to a "leap" as a replant because you think that is what the coaches believe?

Thanks for playing. We now return to our regular programming.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

You know the difference, yet you refer to a "leap" as a replant because you think that is what the coaches believe?

Thanks for playing. We now return to our regular programming.

Isn't a leap also considered a replant?

See? I realize I'm relatively new to the sport but I do think that you all would be more encouraging to new people if you could patiently explain rather than rudely ridicule.

Rita

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Isn't a leap also considered a replant?

No, which is what I stated in an earlier post.

See? I realize I'm relatively new to the sport but I do think that you all would be more encouraging to new people if you could patiently explain rather than rudely ridicule.

Rita

Which is where I was heading. When you began telling me how you handle it and I questioned that. However, instead of trying to learn, you seemed to be more interested in telling me how players and managers have their own langauge and you rather communicate at an amateur level instead of using the proper terminology which, IMO, helps others learn.

A major point on game management is for an umpire to listen to a coach's argument/issue, they just may have a point. In turn, if you are talking, you aren't listening.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

No, which is what I stated in an earlier post.



Which is where I was heading. When you began telling me how you handle it and I questioned that. However, instead of trying to learn, you seemed to be more interested in telling me how players and managers have their own langauge and you rather communicate at an amateur level instead of using the proper terminology which, IMO, helps others learn.

A major point on game management is for an umpire to listen to a coach's argument/issue, they just may have a point. In turn, if you are talking, you aren't listening.

I AM trying to learn. However, I will be the first to admit that I may have some things learned wrong so far which I have to get corrected. I have been told that a leap is a replant. Apparently I was told wrongly.

It took the same process to learn to call baseball. A lot of umpires for baseball have some wrong ideas that they teach as fact. It took a while to sort it all out.

And coaches do have their own language. That has to be learned as well.

Rita

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Rita C

...rather than rudely ridicule.

Rita

Don't take it personally, Rita. Mike rudely ridicules everyone eventually.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Don't take it personally, Rita. Mike rudely ridicules everyone eventually.

Well, you know, Tom, I just reread the thread and I'm still looking for that point.

I do not believe I was rude, I was talking to what I have been told is an experienced umpire who said she was here to learn, yet did more talking than listening.