BigBlue4u

That's why we have 8.01c in baseball and 10-2-3-g in high school.

Sorry, I'm giving the team a lot more credit than a brain fart or unintentionally forgetting which base the runner started from. This is my solution: Call R2 out. By just sending R2 back to second, the offensive team reaction could be: "We didn't get away with it this time." Calling out R2 is the way to go. And, the reason for calling out R2? Make up anything reasonable. One could start with: R2 is out for un-sportsmanlike conduct. Failure to return to the proper base. (8.01c)

Would that be scored as a stolen base?

The run counts only if there are less than two outs.

I have had a handful of coaches over the years who wanted to go. I'll always ask them if they are sure, to give them a second chance, and I have never had a coach change his mind. Sometimes the conversation goes like this: "It was a crazy play. I'm pretty sure you got it right, but my team is going nuts, and our fans are going nuts so you are just going to have to toss me." So I tell him to act up a little and I'll be happy to accommodate him. He does and I do.

I don't agree with your high school assigner. There are a number of umpires who are working D1 without the benefit of professional baseball or professional umpire schools. The classic example is the umpire who finished number one at one of the, then, two major umpire schools. He lasted one year. Some ex-pro umpires don't make it because of various issues including attitude and the inability to manage the college game. Today's non-pro people are working D1 because they took the time to attend as many clinics as they could. They also worked as many college scrimmages as they could. If possible, have someone with D1 experience take a look at you and tell you what he thinks. When I was working, I was an observer for our association which worked all levels of college ball from small college to D1. Believe me, I could tell in about one inning if a person was a possible candidate. Some take less time than that. Like the guy who placed his mask on home plate prior to the home plate meeting, .......ah .. no thanks.

A complete lack of game awareness....for starters. And, I would not characterize his actions as those of a "best official."

I'm half-wondering if the coach wasn't pulling your leg. And, about dusting off the bases. I was a LL instructor for several years and it didn't take long to realize LL is on a different page when it comes to the various aspects of umpiring.

Ultimately, it comes down to one question: In the umpire's judgment, did the batter have a reasonable chance to get out of the way? In a steal of home, the answer is probably going to be "no."

Apparently my first effort did not completely print. Things Umpires Can Say It is important for an umpire’s credibility to give the right answer or say the right thing to a coach during a game. The general idea is to get the conversation over and get the game going. 1. The best thing you can say to a coach when he comes out: “What did you see?’ Other things you can say: “I got a very good look at that.” ‘That is what I saw from where I had to make the call.” “And your point is?” “What rule applies to this play?” 2. When a coach is repeating himself: “Hold it! Let me be sure I understand what you are saying.” 3. If he won’t answer your question: “OK coach, we’re playing ball.” And walk away 4. If a coach starts to get animated: “I am not going anywhere, I am listening to you.” “I will listen to you but, I won’t listen to you yell at me.” If he is in your face, “Back off or you are done right now!” 5. Bullet proof answers: ‘He’s OK for me.” “I didn’t like the pitch.” 6. Coach comes out on every close play against his team: “If you come out here one more time and I don’t think it is necessary, you are going to get ejected for delaying the game.” 7. Dugout Warning: “If I hear any more out of this dugout, someone is going to get ejected. This is your warning for the rest of the game.” 8. Coach tries to tell you what to do: “Coach, don’t ever come out here and try to tell me how to run this game.” 9. Catcher jerking pitches: “If it’s not good enough for you, why should it be good enough for me?” 10. Coach refuses to accept your ruling: “Coach, if you think I am wrong, play the game under protest. (Make sure you know the involved rule) Otherwise we are playing ball. What do you want to do?” 11. Coach refuses to stop arguing: “If you don’t return immediately to the dugout you are going to get ejected for delaying the game.” 12. Coach wants to continue the discussion: “Coach, you asked me a question and I answered it. Let’s play ball.” 13. Coach says he wasn't talking to you: "Coach, if I can hear you, you are talking to me."

Who is Ken Allan?

There are some things you can do and perhaps I and others can help. Can you give a couple of specific examples of some of your ejections? What you and the coach said, etc. There are some things you can do to deescalate a situation. Also, you may inadvertently be saying or doing something that escalates a situation. On behalf of other posters who may want to help, please let us know.

Three cheers to the NFHS for completely revising its umpire manual. The new manual is larger in size and contains 208 pages. Among other items, the signal chart has been expanded and there are also illustrations covering various other aspects of umpiring.

Please also remember that the fielder in this play, Freddie Freeman, made the throw while on his knees. That took away any possibility of adjusting his throwing angle. All things considered I've got nothing.