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I went to school last year, and you did not have to show a diploma to get into school. But if you went on to the PBUC eval. course, you had to bring your diploma/GED as proof.

You are right in not calling a balk. He is separating his hands for the purpose of pitching. OBR specifically says if a pitcher carries his free foot past the back edge of the rubber, he is obligated to pitch to home, unless he is making a play on a runner at 2nd. So your pitcher is fine.

This is the problem with one man. There is not much you can do on this play. Sometimes the safest thing you can do is get out in front of the plate about 15-20 feet and stay in the middle of the mound rather than going to one side. That is pretty much your working area for one man. And if anyone gives you a problem on such a play, tell them you had them out from you were at, and that is it. The arguing stops there. If they want more umpires, then they need to pay for them.

Appropriate rule could be 7.09(a)

Game should be resumed per Official Baseball Rule 4.12

might? who was the BR, Jimmy Piersall? I once had a partner call RLI on a throw from F5 Jimmy did NOT run the bases in reverse order (3B, 2B, 1B, HP). He backpedaled (ran backwards) around the bases in the required order. It was his 100th MLB HR. I, WITH MY OWN EYES, SAW THE FILM ON THE SPORTS BROADCAST. For OBR, the BRD has a ruling from PBUC that RLI can happen on ANY throw. Do you mean a throw from any position? Or quality of throw? Because for PBUC, quality of throw is essential here. We learned that at TUS.

Enjoy this side of the game; I think you will love it. Most of all... pause and be still for every play, read the play with your eyes and in your mind, and then react with your call. It's nothing until you call it.

OBR 3.01(e) Comment says the umpire shall not give a ball to the pitcher or catcher when a homer is hit until after the BR has crossed the plate. You never see that in pro ball.

@BigUmpire, I believe you are correct now that I read the thread more closely.

Also be aware that you can still get the runner for running lane interference (Official Baseball Rule 6.05k). Normally, you see that call made with a batter/runner advancing towards 1B in fair territory, but this is a scenario in which you may make the call with the runner going to the right of the runner's lane.

OBR specifically says that a fielder may not use his cap in making a catch.

If the glove flies off, we really don't have complete control of the ball. Foul.

Yes, I can affirm what Bob said about PBUC this year. It is controlled games... essentially umpire school on steroids.

The answer to your question is found in Official Baseball Rule 8.06 ( c ) and (d). Here is a way to summarize: If the pitcher has NOT yet faced a batter, the manager may not make a 2nd trip to the mound until the pitcher has faced at least one batter or PH. In other words, rule 3.05 (b) takes precedence. If the pitcher HAS faced at least one batter, the manager may still not make a 2nd trip to the mound during the same at-bat unless a PH has been brought in. That's where rule 8.06 ( c ) and (d) comes in.

agreed with all of the above... however, the plate umpire needs to loudly say as soon as D3K occurs, "Batter's out! Batter's out!"

PBUC teaches to verbalize "That's nothing!" while giving a safe mechanic

@FlaUmp22 I echo everything you say. This resource has been great. Hope to see you at PBUC if we can both make it.

OBR: Ball is immediately dead. Count is now 2-2. Advance all runners one base. Run counts. Applicable Rule: 5.09(h) Also, check out OBR 6.05 (n) for the ruling with 2 outs and 2 strikes on the batter.

do you know who wrote this? it sounds like a coach is talking

One piece of advice I can already give you... get the PBUC red book now and start going over it. It lays out the 2-man system in extreme detail, and you will have to know it cold for school. Also, once the 2014 version of the PBUC umpire manual comes out, get that and go through it. This advice was given to me by a guy who went to TUS in 2013 and graduated with honors.

Really cool to hear this! I am going to TUS in about 3 weeks, and would love to give you some advice and tips. I have also gotten great advice from Haid D'Salaami and lawump on here.

@spiritump what exact rule are you citing for this? So far, you are the only one here calling a balk.

You won't find that exact phrase in the Official Baseball Rules. The closest thing you will find is 8.05(g) which states there is a balk if "the pitcher makes any motion naturally associated with his pitch while he is not touching the pitcher's plate." I don't think I have that here, especially in a 13 year old game. It is asking for trouble. I am by no means a rule expert, so I am interested in what others have to say as well.

Ball takes F7 towards the line... that is PU's catch/no catch call. Simply tell the coach there was no catch, and the runner is forced out at 3rd. BU then needs to decide if R1 was safe at 2nd. I Learn from this to communicate! As soon as ball is hit towards LF line, PU needs to say, "I've got the ball!" Then make your catch/no catch loud and clear. That would have greatly helped out BU.

Noticed there had been a thread about whether working plate or bases is harder in your opinion... but which one do you like better? To me, nothing beats being behind the plate for a well-pitched game, especially with pitchers who can throw gas. And when one team has great offense, it's pretty sweet just sitting back and watching them smash the ball. There are definitely perks of being on the bases too. There is a greater likelihood of having a "whacker" on the bases on a steal, close play at first, etc. Those are fun in their own way too. So what do you guys like?