Umpire942

This is why im posting here. I think noempere said it was as I explained the play. But the coloring response although nice is throwing me off lol

i would think the first play, at 1st, is the most important, especially if there is no reason for PU to rotate to 3rd base on an infield ground ball

If BU misses it and runner is complaining, can you go to your partner as an appeal. (its not a pulled foot or swipe tag, so im assuming no) If its a get together, I would assume it would be a hard conversation that will end up possibly with mad coaches. If im in C, (even if I laterally shift) im not going to see this that easily IMO

It seems odd, that I have never read a case play, and missed this one for my entire time umpiring. But here is the common scenerio. Its simply a bound ground ball to a fielder and a throw for a put out a first base. The first baseman foot (and maybe even body) is standing square on the base. The only thing the runner can do is run into him, or spike him. This seems obstruction on the first baseman. But whos call is this. I would assume in almost any umpire formation, it would be the PU. Thank you

- As part of his delivery? Or does it come up as a separate movement? When he brings his hands together, not during the pitch. I didnt call this one as i thought he was still touching. I do have one more. regular stretch and set, but when hes coming set, ball and hands are not together, only at the very end do they come together. Almost everytime i have seen it, its one time mishap on the pitcher, or they try to step off.

We all know all umpire positions call balks. Sometimes we let ticky tack things go, sometimes. But I feel letting them go can get you in trouble the next game. Here are some that have come up, please let me know if i was correct. 1) from stretch position (not yet coming set), the pitcher 1) picked up his pivot foot and moved it to the corner of the rubber, 2) be slide his foot . He picked it up, I did not call it, conferred with partner he said eh, i saw it too but he stayed in contact so hes ok. 2) from the wind up, with runners on, hands together feet apart, im on the plate, pitcher moves his pivot foot to a wider stance. I called a balk. Did not get an argument, but heard "hes in the wind up how can he balk" from the crowd bla bla. 3) This is a pitche thats hard to run on. At first I had balk (didnt call it, nobody noticed either) Hes coming set, and hes rocking forward, back, forward, back, and then slides step to the plate. The first time i saw it i thought balk, not enough stop there, runner had no chance to read. Then as i continued to watch, he did it everytime (even though thats not a rule if he does it every time). I later told his father, its a nice set, but Im pretty sure its a balk, but some umpires like me will let it go (hahah). (off topic) I said if he does get called, he should roll that into a pick off , and would not be a balk and get lots of runners. 4) Hybrid stance, runners on. (i or he didnt tell me if hes in the set or the wind up), first delivery looked windup. Second looked set, and inside move to second. Do i have to ask him every time each pitch is it stretch or wind up here? 5)Stretch position, but when comes set the pivot foot heal comes up (not the toe) 6) This one is a balk, but i dont know why parents, coaches let them develop or do this. Runners on or not, they are in a stretch, come set, then wind up. The pitcher knows no other way to deliver. Do i have to run the guy off the mound balking him every time so he ends up no where near being able to throw strikes with nobody on?

Im in a very high heated game on the dish, i even had another anthem stand of, which is fine. (out of county team vs inner city team), in 1) and urban area thats always out of control fan wise, 2) the seating is literally right behind , and left and right of the plate of the fence. Im at my best for this one. I couldnt see myself missing 1 or 2 pitches at MOST, and thats not where I got the noise from. Its later in the game, secondar pitchers come in. slider breaks late and outside corner. I stay down, call ball. (each side this is happening). Eventually, I see the slider or curve break sooner and hit the bottom better (as the pitcher adjusted) and i start calling strikes. An inning later i get screaming your letting them call the game. Game ends 9-4. fyi, a pitch came in over the plate even batter leans is arm in. Call time and strike, and i get your let them call the game from the other side. I need something to respond to this specific if there is a good one. I called a very good game.

ok to twist noodles.. Maybe my partner was thinking he was doing a windup? i cant remember the situation. He was one of the weird pitchers. That with nobody on. Does the stretch on the mound, and then starts the wind up. Since this pitcher does both. The stretch becomes almost the same to him. Now of course my partner the BU would need to know if he is pitching stretch or windup no?

This is exactly why i brought this up, as the coach situation could happen. Thankfully this was not a high stakes game, although these are 18/17u travel school system teams, just getting reps All above average talent, but didnt want to let this kid go knowing , somebody is gonna call balks here, even if its a legit balk, or not. (on the first two examples) The third example was one i picked out that I never balk, but never saw this crap my age, so was like how is this fair to runner question, and finally wanted to ask wtf as a general question

When he said two pumps, thats what I thought he was referring to but lost me. Baybe he means the "up and down to belt, up and down to belt" action if continuous would not be a balk

"it hit their bucket!"

usually especially on steals, we give catcher the right of way and grab batters INT. runners dont get much leeway in batted ball situations. But what about on a bunt out of the box and one person is going after the ball and the batter is running the other way to first base?

- if a pitcher is in the set position comes together hands at his waste, but (does the opposite) and goes straight to a high set (without stopping) is that not a balk? Obviously if he stops its a balk. Thats what i saw as PU. He then did it again and i didnt see a stop again. Finally he just came to one set. Post game my veteran partner says hes allowed "two pumps" . He did agree with if he stopped it would have been a balk. - from stretch pitcher looks in at signs , starts the stretch to come set but then goes back down to look at signs again. sometimes its very subtle too. where the foot might not move but body did. - pitchers coming to stretch, but walking a ladder. Sometimes its 2 sometimes, its 4 (stop and starts) I dont have this as a balk, but as a runner is that not deceiving? I know as umpires thats not how we are to say or think that way. But right now im thinking as a runner.

i said "step and a reach" doing 1 man one time on a pickle play. I ran out there he avoided tag somehow and said this term. Coach said thats softball. I mistakenly said I do know anything about softball. Welp, he then said I no nothing about baseball. We can all pretty much guess what went happen on from there.