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In FED yes. As long as he believes the runner to be stealing and the Umpire believes the runner to be stealing. I am not that versed in OBR to know the rules that well. Games worked 42

This brought tears to my eyes. This just reminds how short life really is. Here's to Dennis. Games worked 41

Yes I did. And where my partner messed up was not directing him to me. He admitted that after. I messed up by not giving him the opportunity to direct him to me. My partner said he was just trying to make things easier on me. But I have always been taught to not let my partner take any poop for my call. So I was trying to get the coach to come to me since it is my call. But since my partners intercepted, I could have let him direct it to me. But either way, the Coach escalated it very quickly. And I believe he was ready to go, no matter how we had handled that situation. That being said, next time, I will give my partner a minute to direct him to me.

Word from our IC is that he will be receiving a multiple game suspension. Games worked 40

Matt he wasn't at the field. In So Cal, if a Head Coach is not at the field at the time the game starts, he is allowed to be the Head Coach once he shows up. Games worked 40

10 years in and finally my first Ejection of a High School Coach. This is my report I had to submit. No laughing please. I changed the names to protect the people involved. Top of 4th Inning. We had a Swipe tag at 1st base. I got together with my partner and we reversed the call. The Head Coach(JOHN) from High School came to talk to my partner. I told the coach it was my call and to come talk to me. JOHN started screaming at me, " Don't try and show me up." I said "Excuse me?" He repeated,"Don't try and show me up." His voice getting louder. I walked to the JOHN and said "Coach it is my call. You need to talk to me about the call." He said :Don't tell me what to do. I was asking BOB why you didn't let GREG come out and talk to you. I replied "I didn't need GREG to come out to me. I know what he was going to ask me." At that point JOHN got right up in my face and said "You need to own your calls and be a Man." At that point I warned JOHN to stop raising his voice or I was going to have to restrict him to the Dugout. Once again he yelled, "You Don't tell me what to do. Be a Man." At that point I restricted him to the dugout. He said to me "Why?" And I simply told him, he needs to go to the dugout and can not come on the field except to deal with an injured player. He said "Why are you restricting me?" I didn't answer him. Then he got right up in my face again and said, "You are just afraid. Be a man and Own your own calls. This is BullSH*#." At that point I Ejected him from the game. And as I turned to walk away he started following me. He was yelling at me and calling me a coward and a joke. BOB, my partner, was trying to rodeo him away from me.But JOHN was having none of that. He kept coming after me. And then he finally got around BOB and Said "This is F*#King BullSH*#!"and bumped me on the side. At that point I said "Cursing and bumping me? That will be going in my report as well." At which point he replied, "I don't give a crap about your report. Be a DAM MAN and own your calls. You are a joke and shouldn't be on a baseball field." At that point TOM, his assistant coach, came and took him away. The game continued without any further incidents. As soon as the game ended and we were leaving the field, JOHN showed back up on the field. BOB and I just left the field and went to our cars. There were no further incidents. On a side note, TOM was the Coach who came to the plate meeting. JOHN apparently showed up late. He never reported to BOB or myself that he was the Head Coach. I did explain to TOM that he needed to make sure in the future that that is taken care of as soon as the Head Coach shows up to the facility. If you need any further information, feel free to contact me.

I just became the Head Umpire/Assignor for our local Pony league. I work 2-4 Pinto Western games a week with the young kids so I can train them. It is nice to work with them and teach them the art of umpiring. Welcome to the fold. You will enjoy it here. Games worked 40

..... you too?!? It's what all the cool people are wearing. Come to the Dark Side, Young Skywalker. You won't be disappointed. B) Games worked 36

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The argument is that you return R1 to 1st. And award R2 3rd. I told them that is completely wrong. But they seem to think they are right. And by they, I mean the powers that Be. Games worked 36

This scenario was proposed to me. It is a High School game so Fed Rules. R1, R2, two outs. As the pitcher is set to pitch to the batter, R2 breaks for third. F1 properly disengages the plate & throws to third to begin a rundown on R2. As R2 returns to second base in the rundown, he is obstructed by F6; at this point R1 is between first and second base & another rundown occurs, where he is ultimately tagged out. Because obstruction is a delayed dead ball in FED, what takes precedence: The obstruction on R2, or the third out on R1? Games worked 36

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Wasn't that the Life Cereal kid? Games worked 36 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vYEXzx-TINc Games worked 36

Tuesday there will be a High of 78 for my game at Anaheim Stadium. Friday it's calling for 98 degrees. Games worked 36

Ok I am confused, if a Coach asks for time to go talk to his Pitcher, you make him tell you before he goes out there whether he is making a pitching change? Games worked 34

Just ask a pitcher to throw it at your face. Games worked 34

Ok since I posted last, I have taken 3 shots to the mask. Solid shots by really good high school teams. No ill effects using the Memory Foam pads. Games worked 34

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I always call them by their first name. And they call me by my first name. At least the good coaches at the High School level do. Had to Division 1 High School Teams (top division in So Cal). They both called me Bill and I called them by their names. I think it's a matter of respect as much as it is professional. Games worked 32

Good Morning Everyone. Working my 33rd and 34th game of the season today. High of 84. 2 very good Division 1 High School teams. Should be fun. Games worked 32

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Then tell your partner that in the pre game meeting. But don't just walk on the field and stink up the joint. Just my opinion. Games worked 28

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