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Bieber legally delivered the ball, he merely ran out of disengagements. MiB takes umbrage with his quirkiness.

He didn’t do anything (make a call), nor did I want him to do anything, on the play. I didn’t say he should. What I said was we pregamed who has the call near the plate - me. What I said was….and maybe I could have explained better….was if I’m screened and cannot see a swipe tag (see: flipped situation @ first base), and we go through the rigamarole of coaches “asking for help” because I can’t see a tag, U1 in C (and yes as he’s breaking to make a call at first) has a perpendicular view to it and we can conference if we do choose. Who here has an issue with that process? I’m not one of those noobs or old timers who when they don’t/can’t make a call, just points to his partner and says, “what do you have.” Thanks.

Legal. Why?

Get these shin guards - protects you in Close C to get a great look at check swings.

I had this play a couple nights ago. Swinging bunt hits the plate and goes straight up, no one is really moving with a sense of urgency except the catcher. He fields the ball as it’s coming down from 15’ish high and it’s maybe 6” directly in front of the plate - so I signal fair. I called this from about 3’ behind point of plate, and by the time a play was happening, the order of bodies was me, catcher, BR all basically standing in a row up the 1BL. I tried to take a read step to the side, but couldn’t see a tag attempt for dick, so I signaled no tag (fortunately, the reaction of everybody proved me right). We pregamed tags near the plate and I would take some, situation depending. My partner was in C, so it’s important to pregame these tag plays near the plate. My partner had a perpendicular angle on this and can see a tag from the side.

I had no idea this existed. This ruling is utterly amazing. And I’ve always wanted to (proverbially) set a field on fire - I think these ingredients call for such a situation.[emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1690][emoji1690]

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We get points by being evaluated by personnel that doesn’t see us play, and by partners we don’t work with - but can meet up at “socials” to have the best ****talk and look good, thereby garnering more PO votes. I would do everything I can to not turn back a PO game, but I can certainly see circumstances where someone would. Tough choices for sure.

That you personally know who that happened to.

That was your cousin working the game, wolfe_man?? Oooofff. [emoji107][emoji107][emoji107]

Not always necessary. I called RLI about 2 weeks ago in a V game. HTAC comes by on his way back to the dugout: AC: Hey, doesn’t he have to throw it to be interference? Me: Yeah. You didn’t see the first baseman catch that throw right in front of you? AC: Oh yeah. Man I’m an idiot. Sometimes these AC interaction posts write themselves.[emoji1690][emoji1690]

Which is the exact thing I said. I’m not calling time for the defense. If the offense runs, they run - get a put out on your own. Sometimes it’s earned, sometimes it’s cheap. It boils down to this: there’s no bona fide reason to call time.

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Nice. I tell them I’m not the 10th defensive player and you’re not using me to stop the offense from running on you.

I would say it didn’t necessarily hurt anything for you to go to your partner. But in doing so, he controlled you. “I want.” Yeah, you should have told him, “thanks Mike, but don’t tell me what to call.” Also, you already told him it wasn’t going to be discussed again. Secondly, going by him saying, “I know you don’t have it,” he doesn’t get to tell the umpire what the umpire does or doesn’t see. Did he mean you missed it, you saw it and didn’t call it, or saw it and there was no call - and he was fishing?

It could also be wearing its batting glove on the glove hand - also distracting to batters.

If I’m on the bases, I’ll pregame with my partner and ask if he wants help in it. If he says yes, then ok. If he says he’s got it all the way, that’s fine too. Don’t have to complicate things guys.

R1 : force play :: Russian Federation : Ukraine

I keep a stopwatch on the field. I ask my base guy to do they same. I don’t do phones. Coach: “what’s the start time?” Me: “I don’t track that, but I’ll start the stopwatch, and when we hit zeroes, time limit is reached.” This avoids dueling scorekeepers - because I don’t care what time your phone, iPad or gamechager says it is. Haven’t had a single issue since adopting that years ago. I tell them “just ask me throughout the game, I’ll let ya know what we have left.” It stemmed from a coach charging me on the field, basically shoving his phone in my face, blasting me “there was one minute left.” Also, I wear an apple watch, which you may give a peak to in order to know the time. I once accidentally must have hit the stopwatch button and not sure how long it wasn’t running. Had to mental math that one and get us back on track.

Interesting ejection. Best of luck to you friend!

I’m aware of that. Pretty obvious since the pitcher isn’t in frame. I think he was asking *which* video.

Me: “Hey, Mike, this fan is ejected and you are the administrator on site. Please take care of the situation.” Mike: “I’ve got a game to coach, I don’t have time for that.” Me: “OK, let me know who’s on their way to handle that & when they’ll be here. Because we aren’t moving anything forward until that happens.” You’ll be surprised how quickly he wants to engage his duties then.

Probably this one. https://www.facebook.com/reel/241869438303022?mibextid=Z7KxXA&fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

Me and a guy I play in a weekly, friendly poker game enjoy reminding each other, there’s no friends at the poker game. I’ve thought more about this on the field actually. We can get along at the table/on the field - cordial, friendly, a little chop bustin’……but in the end, I want to smoke you for your entire stack in front of you. Translate to baseball: if the price for earning my regional/state game is you lying in bed at night sobbing, so be it.

Local news https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/video-umpire-assaulted-at-columbus-softball-game/