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Catcher/Umpire Courtesy
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Guest Cleveland Coach
I always instruct my catchers to take care of umpires. If the home plate ump gets nicked, walk the ball back to the pitcher and give him a second or two. Last game of last season. The batter swings and fouls it back and the home plate ump takes in the collarbone region (I think most umps have taken that one more than once) and he's obviously feeling it. My catcher walks the ball out to the pitcher after a quick check that the ump doesn't need medical attention. All is good. The game continues. A few innings later a batter fouls a ball off the plate that hits under my catcher's cup. He's feeling it to say the least. Home plate umpire doesn't walk the ball back out or dust off the plate. He just stands over my catcher saying: "Shake it off. Let's go. play ball." Doesn't even give him 10 seconds before he's saying these things. This wasn't a love tap. This was a solid hit that had fans in right field wincing. Catcher sets up, but you can tell by his stance he's not ready. (One knee on the ground) but we made it through all right. My catcher was a little miffed, but didn't say anything until the end of the game where he made a joke of it, telling the ump: "I thought we were in this together. That was cold what you did to me." Ump merely gives him the look and walks off the field. Do you all have a standard protocol when a catcher "takes one?"
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MidAmUmp
Not only do I give the catcher time if he gets hit, I'll come out and clean the plate if he's had to go hard after a foul ball. Give him a second to catch his breath and regroup.
Majordave
Unfortunately there is no mandatory formal universal umpire development or training program. This guy is most probably not experienced or properly trained in the unwritten customs and courtesies of th
Umpire in Chief
That is an unfortunate situation. I hope at some point this umpire learns this unwritten rule. Even when the catcher says he's ok I'll take an extra moment to clean the plate, get more baseballs,
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