UMP4LIFE99

im talking about before the ball is pitched not once the ball is in play

I had a coach say that all fielders except catcher must be in the field of play by the time the pitcher makes his first movement if they are not it is a balk. for example the first baseman had his back foot when holding on the runner behind the bag in foul territory would it be a balk and if it is where does it say in the rule book

ok so r u glad that you can ump turnament ball for triple crown and other organizations in the next year. BRUMP

how old are you now BRUMP?

since i am a young umpire i try to be respectful because i know they dont want some bratty know it all kid out there. i had another 2 games today and had the same coach from the blown call game and everything went very well i stuck to what i know and did well. i defianatly learned from the mistake. BRUMP and johnnyg08... BT_Blue i started when i was 10 1/2 yrs old and have progressively worked my way up to travel. i was even lucky to get a 16 yr old game so im very grateful for the coaches who have kept calling me back for all these years.

o sorry BT_Blue didnt see the end of your previous comment... i ended up calling him out and lived with it coach was chirping but it comes with the territory... someone i know said its funny how everyone remembers that one little call you miss but not all the good ones you made. I just have to work harder than others being 14 and all. i kinda have to prove that i beong out there.

ya everything went smooth today. what do u mean BT_Blue

hey thanks everyone for the feed back off to go ump some more. appreciate it

so i had a game the other night and im working a one man crew. the pitcher does a pick off to second and from behind the plate i dont have the best view. well he gets the tag down and i call the runner out because it was a bang bang play. i didnt take that split second to think... and after a call him out i realize i made the incorrect call (so does everyone around me). if there is no other umpire to appeal with then is there a way i can say "hold on i was wrong" and change it or do you just have to live with it.