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CecilOne Mon Aug 11, 2003 08:20am
LL Regional Final (HARDball) on TV last night.
Batter attempts bunt, ball hits bat and fingers.
The announcer says "THE HANDS ARE PART OF THE BAT, so it's a foul ball". :eek:

I also do not like the right uppercut (as in boxing) signal used by the PU on strikeouts or the red t-shirts under the umpire uniforms.

VaASAump Mon Aug 11, 2003 08:53am
Did anybody notice one of last nites regional game where the PU was wearing a red shirt and the BUs were wearing blue shirts? Thought the whole crew were supposed to be "uniformed".

MichaelVA2000 Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:56am
Shirts
 
I also noticed the plate umpire with the red shirt was numbered and the base umpires shirt's were not.

Michael

David Ruest Mon Aug 11, 2003 11:11am
Now you know why so many people believe that myth. I didn't see the play but it was probably called a strike if the batter was making an effort to bunt the ball. You'd think that annoncers would be familiar with the rule book. Then again, it's probably a former player and we all know that very few players actually read the rulebook!

mick Mon Aug 11, 2003 11:13am
Re: Shirts
 
Quote:
Originally posted by MichaelVA2000
I also noticed the plate umpire with the red shirt was numbered and the base umpires shirt's were not.

Michael
My friend and occasional umpin' partner, Sammy Fontecchio from the U.P., was wearing a blue shirt and workin' second. ;)

DownTownTonyBrown Mon Aug 11, 2003 11:59am
Similar thread
 
is being discussed in the baseball forum.

http://www.officialforum.com/thread/9680

Cecil, I also didn't like the red tee-shirts underneath the blue shirts. Didn't look good.

Red PU looked great. It's a good color when neither team is red.

:D

Dakota Mon Aug 11, 2003 12:15pm
Re: Similar thread
 
Quote:
Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
Red PU looked great.
You wouldn't by any chance call utrip, would you?? ;)

VaASAump Mon Aug 11, 2003 12:55pm
Re: Re: Shirts
 
Quote:
Originally posted by mick
My friend and occasional umpin' partner, Sammy Fontecchio from the U.P., was wearing a blue shirt and workin' second. ;) [/B]
What is U.P.? Upper Peninsula??

LDUB Thu Aug 14, 2003 08:12pm
The plate umpire can wear whatever he wants to wear. Only the field umpires must match.

mick Thu Aug 14, 2003 08:34pm
Re: Re: Re: Shirts
 
Quote:
Originally posted by VaASAump
Quote:
Originally posted by mick
My friend and occasional umpin' partner, Sammy Fontecchio from the U.P., was wearing a blue shirt and workin' second. ;)
What is U.P.? Upper Peninsula?? [/B]
YU.P.per! :)

IRISHMAFIA Fri Aug 15, 2003 05:50am
Quote:
Originally posted by LDUB
The plate umpire can wear whatever he wants to wear. Only the field umpires must match.
Then the crew wouldn't be very uniform, would they?

CecilOne Mon Aug 18, 2003 06:29am
get it right!
 
Hard to believe! I watched another LL game last night and the announcers explained why a runner was out for being assisted by a coach and called it OBSTRUCTION! Horrible call to begin with, they said the coach waving directions "nicked" the runner's shirt. But when you explain a rule instead of just living with it, you have to get it right.

Skahtboi Mon Aug 18, 2003 09:37am
But as announcers go, much like AA players, they think they ARE getting it right!

chris s Tue Aug 19, 2003 10:14am
Let me guess.....
 
Tim McCarver was the tv boy??????

CecilOne Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:24am
Re: Let me guess.....
 
Quote:
Originally posted by chris s
Tim McCarver was the tv boy??????
No, the game did end. Can you imagine Tim doing softball with only 10 seconds between pitches? Besides, we're talking LL budget.

OK, umpires, how much would you charge to sit in the booth and keep them straight?

IRISHMAFIA Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:44am
Re: Re: Let me guess.....
 
Quote:
Originally posted by CecilOne
Quote:
Originally posted by chris s
Tim McCarver was the tv boy??????
No, the game did end. Can you imagine Tim doing softball with only 10 seconds between pitches? Besides, we're talking LL budget.

OK, umpires, how much would you charge to sit in the booth and keep them straight?
Transportation, lodging, hot dog and a coke.

ChampaignBlue Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:03pm
Pepsi, no Coke!

Dakota Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:06pm
Quote:
Originally posted by ChampaignBlue
Pepsi, no Coke!
Mountain Dew, no Pepsi or Coke!

Skahtboi Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:19pm
Pespi, no Coke no Mountain Dew. Cheeseburger cheeseburger cheeseburger!

CecilOne Tue Aug 19, 2003 01:08pm
Diet Coke and a LL rule book!

LDUB Wed Aug 20, 2003 10:38am
Quote:
Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Quote:
Originally posted by LDUB
The plate umpire can wear whatever he wants to wear. Only the field umpires must match.
Then the crew wouldn't be very uniform, would they?
No they wouldn't be very uniform. And that is just fine. If there are 2 umpires they must match. But if there are 3 or more the field umpires must match and the plate umpire can wear whatever he wants. They don't all have to look the same.

Skahtboi Wed Aug 20, 2003 12:52pm
[QUOTE]Originally posted by LDUB
Quote:

No they wouldn't be very uniform. And that is just fine. If there are 2 umpires they must match. But if there are 3 or more the field umpires must match and the plate umpire can wear whatever he wants. They don't all have to look the same.
That may be true in baseball, but the usual in softball is all umpires are dressed alike.

CecilOne Wed Aug 20, 2003 01:47pm
Yuk! Next thing you know, someone will think that plate umpires are different. :rolleyes:


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