LLWS - Southeast Final on ESPN

[KLAH316]

What is with the HP Umpire? He is set up so high, his head is even with the batters head.....

Also, the 3BU is like a robot... There was a foul ball down the line, he jumped out of the way, got back into position, faced the plate and then signaled FOUL while the ball was behind him....

[th3]

how does warner robbins win every year? 3X out of the last 5 years...winning the state and then the region..5 out of 6 state titles...crazy

[carolinablue]

how does warner robbins win every year? 3X out of the last 5 years...winning the state and then the region..5 out of 6 state titles...crazy

You can tell the coaches are on their extreme best behavior. That catch/no catch call in the sixth that resulted in a DP is a guaranteed $hit storm in a normal environment. They must have the fear of God put in them.

[th3]

i dont know how strng the u1 came up with the out but he certainly signaled it

[carolinablue]

Did anyone see the West region game last night. That was interesting, Somewhere mid-game there was a routine 4-6-3 DP attempt but F6 lost the ball on what looked to me like the transfer but 2B umpire calls R1 safe. I'm not saying he got it wrong maybe he saw a bobble, I couldn't tell from what they showed on TV. The HC was out talking to him about it and you could hear the PU tell F2 that he thought it was on the transfer. I was like WTF, did he just throw him under the bus.

The game ended on an appeal play at 3b. It was a gutsy call by 3B umpire and he got it right. The game ended 7-6 and they had tieing run on 2B. Great call by him.

[JaxRolo]

The ending out was gutsy.

Have to be 100% certain he missed the bag.

If I'm 99.99999% certain I will not call it.

To say he got the call right you are just guessing. Watching the replays it is not conclusive. One replay I thought I saw the heel graze the bag.

[carolinablue]

Yes, it was very close. I'm just giving him the benefit of the doubt, assuming he must have been 100% sure since he called it. I agree, to me it looks like he missed it but you really couldn't tell for sure on the replay, his foot very well could have grazed the bag.

Also, the appeal was called for by one of the players during a visit by the coach. Hats off to the kid for paying attention and realizing they could appeal.

[JaxRolo]

I wish I could have heard the appeal.

2 runners crossed 3rd. The Umpire immediately called the out. I don't know that F5 had time to tell him which runner they were appealing.

But I am also like you I have to give him the benefit of a doubt. I know I would want it!

[kylejt]

U3 on that game posted on a LL umpire board that he was 100% on the miss. F5 told him which runner missed, and he rang him up.

They use Rogers bases at WR, and believe me, if they get touched, they move. If his heal clipped the edge of that bag, it would have jumped.

I think it was the spectators that alerted the kids on the field, and they told the manager. Luckily, the manager knew the procedure, and they did it properly. Lots can go haywire in LL appeals.

After the game, the Hawaiian fans were none too happy, and the umpires couldn't leave the compound until the cops showed up. Classy. I was up there a couple of times last week, and their fans and coaches were loudmouthed idiots. I'm guessing their umpiring is weak in that league, and they're not used to be sat on.

[RichMSN]

I'll agree with one thing -- those bases move any time they are touched.

I didn't see the post from U3 on the web, but quite frankly he shouldn't have posted anything. Just my opinion, of course.

[JaxRolo]

U3 on that game posted on a LL umpire board that he was 100% on the miss. F5 told him which runner missed, and he rang him up.

They use Rogers bases at WR, and believe me, if they get touched, they move. If his heal clipped the edge of that bag, it would have jumped.

I think it was the spectators that alerted the kids on the field, and they told the manager. Luckily, the manager knew the procedure, and they did it properly. Lots can go haywire in LL appeals.

After the game, the Hawaiian fans were none too happy, and the umpires couldn't leave the compound until the cops showed up. Classy. I was up there a couple of times last week, and their fans and coaches were loudmouthed idiots. I'm guessing their umpiring is weak in that league, and they're not used to be sat on.

Well that should answer all the questions. Good job!

[24sdad]

After the game, the Hawaiian fans were none too happy, and the umpires couldn't leave the compound until the cops showed up. Classy. I was up there a couple of times last week, and their fans and coaches were loudmouthed idiots. I'm guessing their umpiring is weak in that league, and they're not used to be sat on.

Last year Hawaii played in the Senior LL (regional, I think) in our neck of the woods. The paper reported incidents of poor sportsmanship from their players and coaches, fights, etc. Seems to be a common theme with them.

[bam]

After the game, the Hawaiian fans were none too happy, and the umpires couldn't leave the compound until the cops showed up. Classy. I was up there a couple of times last week, and their fans and coaches were loudmouthed idiots. I'm guessing their umpiring is weak in that league, and they're not used to be sat on.

Last year Hawaii played in the Senior LL (regional, I think) in our neck of the woods. The paper reported incidents of poor sportsmanship from their players and coaches, fights, etc. Seems to be a common theme with them.

Maybe a visit from the Choom Wagon is in order.

[KLAH316]

After the game, the Hawaiian fans were none too happy, and the umpires couldn't leave the compound until the cops showed up. Classy. I was up there a couple of times last week, and their fans and coaches were loudmouthed idiots. I'm guessing their umpiring is weak in that league, and they're not used to be sat on.

Last year Hawaii played in the Senior LL (regional, I think) in our neck of the woods. The paper reported incidents of poor sportsmanship from their players and coaches, fights, etc. Seems to be a common theme with them.

Must be a LL thing, I have umpired alot of Club/Travel Tournaments with teams from Hawaii and they have always been nothing but AWESOME!!!

[RichMSN]

After the game, the Hawaiian fans were none too happy, and the umpires couldn't leave the compound until the cops showed up. Classy. I was up there a couple of times last week, and their fans and coaches were loudmouthed idiots. I'm guessing their umpiring is weak in that league, and they're not used to be sat on.

Last year Hawaii played in the Senior LL (regional, I think) in our neck of the woods. The paper reported incidents of poor sportsmanship from their players and coaches, fights, etc. Seems to be a common theme with them.

I umpired the Senior World Series last year and we heard all about what had happened at previous levels. We saw nothing but great behavior from the team -- and they won the championship game 11-1 in 5 innings.

[carolinablue]

It really only boils down to the people involved. Some areas can be worse because of lack of enforcement over a period of time but either you have class or you don't. You could run across a bad group anywhere.