blindumpire99

Ho-lee chit, Batman!!! Proof positive that, once again, never think that you've heard it all.....

......."Depending on a number of things, you may have to either ask him to "be quiet or go calmly discuss it with the coach." I actually misread Moblue's response as "having the COACH asking the idiot to be quiet" but Mr Umpire is exactly correct...

Concur..If it is distracting to the game itself, then you have to do something..

Huh?? what??? where?? Bark once for ball, Fido, and twice for strike! 3 times if you think he's out and 4 times for safe...If he hits it outta here, chase him around the bases barking like he77... Think I ought EJ somebody, Fido....Walk over and dump on his shoes, ahh never mind.. I got my system down "pat"...;)

Good call...

Wasn't sure where to post this..It could have fit in a number of categories: Umpire mechanics?? Free for all? Ejections, maybe? http://umpire.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=153

You can also "balk", by rule, by throwing to 2nd (or 1st or 3rd) while not making a legitimate attempt at a play at the particular base.. Tim C scares me about this much >:wow:

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!--- Incorrect ...... Pitcher comes set..checks 2nd, steps toward the plate with his pivot foot, turns and throws to 2nd... BINGO! I had it happen earlier this FED season in one of the 5 games I worked before my '09 season ending injury...

welcome to the big show! One major difference you will learn quickly-- We don't play on ice! Only when it feels colder than ice! Actually, you are correct! When a fight breaks out and it will be much more rare than ever in hockey, yes, you stand there, watch it happen and take down numbers of those fighting and those who clear the benches to "help.:BD:

When I mentioned a mistake young umpires make, I meant that I have seen those who stand with their body facing first base or third base as the mistake. I dinged a rookie while evaluating him earlier this year for this.. There is no play at first or third until the ball is thrown there..You step towards the plate then turn to get a better angle.

PLUS-- Always face the plate, don't face 1st base or third base but look twoards the plate, a common mistake young umpires make.. Take a step in and then turn with the throw for better positioning on the pickoff. You face the plate so as to be in position to call a balk if necessary and also you assist your partner with any appeal he may have, check swing, and to assist with a foul ball off the batter.

Thanks for your quick EJ of jessie...:smachhead:

I wear the Pro 9 LGU guards, the toe guards cut off of course, with Tanel 360 shoes..But I am not sure how the lower wraparound would fit with a pair of 450's, them being high tops...

I quite agree with CAT here, th, and offer this thought to you in the form of a question directly... How many times have you had (a) coach(es) come up to you after a game in which they were victorious, usually the bigger the game the better and/or the closer score (the most often), and say, "You called a great game, Blue!" all the while celebrating with a huge grin and a sigh of relief at their hardfought victory? Think he sincerely meant it or was he just happy at their victory being the single motivator? How many times have you had a coach(es) riding your rear the whole game (or part(s) of it) and as soon as they win, they're right there:kissass: with the same kind of lines? By the same token, how many fans are thanking you for that great game you just called--just after they have won "The big game" themselves? So, if an umpire truly gets a coach who is genuine in his praise,almost as rare as that umpire no hitter that you will throw to win Game 7 of the World Series, shouldn't we feel good about that pat on the back?? Maslow's Theory of Heirarchy states that we all feel a need and sense of "Job well done" as a personal measurement of self worth. Personally, I find myself respecting a coach MORE who comes to me after a game in which he has LOST and tells me that I done good, no matter what the score-- but especially so after a close game, than I will someone who is obviously just expressing his joy and more than likely simply not really sincere in his praise. Think of it this way--what about the coach who is simply gushing all over you about how great a game you worked/called and deep down inside you are eating yourself out knowing just how BAD of a game that you REALLY did? That's the best example that I can think of. Don't pi$$ on me, coach, and tell me it's raining! Now, in your particular area/situation, it's bad that your coaching staffs are not more appreciative of the hard work that you do. There are several adages about our job that you always remember. One being that, "the best game that you call is the game where no one even remembers your name". Call a bad game and you will understand the meaning of this... And Mr Umpire brought up a very interesting item. On this board, I think you will find that while we tend to pat ourselves on the back occasionally, you will also find that here we will also feel comfortable enough that when we make a mistakes(s), or have a bad game(s), that we can discuss things here RATIONALLY, which differs tremendously from another umpire's forum board that I won't mention, where as soon as you make the mistake of mentioning a mistake---it's feeding time in the lion's den with swarms of umpire guru's (most in their own minds) desending upon you and devouring you up. Here we seem to subscribe to the "let he without sin cast the first stone" principle and we can discuss the sitch with others CONSTRUCTIVELY rather than with a holier than thous elitist attitudes that seem to preveal elsewhere. Just my 0.02 before OhDumbYa taxes me 0.07 on it....:smachhead:

Hmmmmm..maybe we could get Oh-dumb-ya to take over baseball when he gets through with car companies and executive pay and get the rules revised so that we CAN eject ourselves in sitches such as this...:BD:

Good thing you didn't have the "hands are part of the bat" ruling to have to make...Or, as I heard once, "7 fouls and the batter's out, Blue!":smachhead:

Another good idea is to wait until the ball has reached its apex and when it starts on its way down--then call IFF. Esy to misjudge the balls location sometimes if you call it before it has "peaked".

Congrats again, 81 and good job... I don't see how Drebelbis could have gotten upset because no one made a "call" that, just by the luck of fate, no one saw in reference to the slung bat and helmet..

What I always do before working an "unfamiliar" league, tourney, whathaveyou, is to always go to the TD or UIC or both coaches before the game if it's a regular youth league game to find out just what the "house rules" are for this particular division, tourney, ect. It helps eliminate any problems while on the field and prevents you from looking like an incompetent idiot umpire who doesn't "know the rules" whenever one of the rule problems crops up and you have to have a timeout to huddle and confer to sort the problem out. It's a version of having to pull a rule book out to read it as I see it and we KNOW no one pulls a rule book out without "going to the house" afterwards, right??. I can be my own incompetent idiot who don't know the rules just fine without any unfamiliar house rule sitches exacerbating the problem!:banghead:

Easy Brian, Warren might just get a little excited over them babes in that second picture, Ya know how us Carolina boys think sometimes... But ditto on the BD and the site, Boss!

I second what Mr Umpire has said and simply add a couple of thoughts of my own... One, if you have the catcher setting up waaay off the plate, you can demonstrate his position, at least in theory to the "educated who "get it", if you remain set up straight in your stance, right down the heart of the plate or even better shading towards the inside corner like you would normally. Eventually, someone is going to see what's happening, put 2 + 2 together and figure out just how they're missing the plate...I've done it and it works. Or, if you get pitches off the plate, I have used two other methods of demonstrating just how far they are miss by either telling rat who asks, "Coach, that pitch would have nailed a LH (or RH) batter in the batter's box!", or, "Coach, that pitch would have been BEHIND a LH (or RH) batter!" That seems to work equally as well. In rare cases, I have also informed rat coach when he asks how far a pitch is out my "exact measurment" of said pitch, example, "That missed 14 3/8 inches, maybe 14 1/2 inches", or some other wacky measurement. I rarely use that, but it's amazing just well it has worked for me...Chirping over, usually, as they scratch their heads..

It's that ttime of the year (obviously - hence the topic) and I'm sure guys will hear the "heat lightning" line from coaches somewhere..I am nominating this post for June since we have an educated explanation from a meterology major as to just what this type of atmosphere really is. Thanks for clearing this up, Will!

I found this post on "Heard a new one last night" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "Post Of The Month June, 2009"

(1)"Ting, then, (2) "whack" sounds to me like the ball was foul tipped (assuming it was caught of course) (1) "whack/scrape/ pffft", then, (2) "ting" sounds like CI to me...

In a bad 17 -2 ballgame, I would have NO trouble "seeing" any lightning that would help get me off the field most expeditiously...