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Definitely crappy defence on the play. Upon review, and several replays and pauses, I've got R2 and R3 both out. Paused at the right moment of the video, looks like F1 nicked the jersey of R3 just before he made it to the plate.

Welcome aboard Mike! This site is definitely a great resource, hope you maximize what you get out of it!

I've heard ongoing discussion on other forums/pages about the matter of a balk or not. I don't see one personally, just wanted input from others around the web.

Couldn't figure out how to embed this one, apologies, but the video is available here. What do you all have on this? OBR citation helpful!

Gotta love the Onion!

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Question to all you umpires out there, What types of statements from coaches or players warrant an EJ in your books? Any keywords that warrant an immediate ejection, versus a warning? Hoping to hear some opinions!

Hi all! My name is Justin, and I've relatively new to the profession, just starting a couple of years ago. I ump up to 15U, rep as well as house league at my local association level, and in the surrounding area. I'm always interested in gaining new experience as an umpire, and learning better ways to interpret the rules of the game. Looking forward to "meeting" and learning from all of you out there!