complaints start on opening day

[dumbdumb]

Well the complaints have started in D1, to be followed by all levels of baseball, LL-MLB, no doubt.

Good thing the BIG 12 uses 4 umpires (there you go with that up and coming new umpire (neat built in system to use if they will)-(work as the PU on non-con till ready for Conference, and then also work a 4 man on Conference games on weekends, so they get to see you there as well, for 3 games on the bases, before being cleared for Conference as a PU as well as a BU). 3 games on the bases, can't beat that for $1,650.

By using 4 umpires for the games, when a PU or other injures out of a game you still have the 3 man system in place. If only a 3 man system to start with, you are back to a 2 man. Better keep those 2 man skills up to snuff just in case.

And, to be fair the second area of the article in Bold, mentions how Texas had chances to win the game in spite of the disagreement on the field, but did not capitalize on their opportunities.

http://hookemheadlines.com/2017/02/17/umpires-2017-texas-baseball-opener/

Good luck to all umpires everywhere (and to HDS especially, a very good umpire who shares the things he has learned over the years with us, since I have picked on him), and my apologies to anyone I have ever offended when I have made some tongue in cheek comments, that should not have been made).

Hopefully I can get out to watch a few games again this season as in the past.

Have a great season.

dd

 

[Richvee]

Let me get this straight...This kid writer is bitching about 3 things...a banger at 1st that even replay couldn't tell for sure, a sac bunt ruled fair that may have glanced off the BR's toe, and the 3rd being PU getting nailed in the face and having to be removed??? Cry me a river, buddy.

[Jimurray]

Regarding a conference to determine if ball hit batter's foot, my understanding would be to decline to conference and tell the coach my partners would have called it if they saw it. Was that an appeasement conference, good game management or NCAA getting the call right requirement?

[udbrky]

Looks like he already took the class in sports journalism that teaches you all the rules you need to know, like that the tie always goes to the runner.

 

Hope they poured a 40 out for that dead ball.

[Richvee]

30 minutes ago, udbrky said:

Looks like he already took the class in sports journalism that teaches you all the rules you need to know, like that the tie always goes to the runner.

 

Hope they poured a 40 out for that dead ball.

I almost stopped reading right there. 

[ElkOil]

22 minutes ago, Richvee said:

I almost stopped reading right there. 

Reading the writer's bio, he's been an Expert (whatever that is, but I'm sure it's awesome) since January 2017, so he's an authority, don't ya' know.

[udbrky]

His cat, Gracie, can oftentimes be found typing away on the keyboard.

 

Well, there you have it.

 

Expert could be what they call their staff, or a level accrued by # of posts on their forum.

[Richvee]

1 hour ago, ElkOil said:

Reading the writer's bio, he's been an Expert (whatever that is, but I'm sure it's awesome) since January 2017, so he's an authority, don't ya' know.

[ElkOil]

49 minutes ago, udbrky said:

His cat, Gracie, can oftentimes be found typing away on the keyboard.

 

Well, there you have it.

 

Expert could be what they call their staff, or a level accrued by # of posts on their forum.

Maybe the article would have been better if he let the cat write it.

[Umpire in Chief]

Mr. James Caldwell may need to return to writing about Pro Wrestling. He probably understands those rules better... 

[dumbdumb]

Another injury over the weekend.

Good thing this game, like the one in the OP had a 4 man crew, or it would be back to the old 2 man crew.

http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211487536

and another one in the Arkansas game. Another 4 man crew.

http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2017/feb/18/ua-staff-does-job-in-opener-20170218/

[Stk004]

4 hours ago, dumbdumb said:

Another injury over the weekend.

Good thing this game, like the one in the OP had a 4 man crew, or it would be back to the old 2 man crew.

http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211487536

and another one in the Arkansas game. Another 4 man crew.

http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2017/feb/18/ua-staff-does-job-in-opener-20170218/

Safe wishes to Ray Miller and @Scott Kennedy . Ouch. 

[BT_Blue]

On Tue Feb 21 2017 at 8:42 PM, Stk004 said:

Safe wishes to Ray Miller and @Scott Kennedy . Ouch. 

I was going to say I knew the UA one was Scott. Was going to watch the replay to watch him work the dish. But was told it wouldn't be worth it since they protocoled him in the 5th.

[udbrky]

It's cool that @JimKirk and @Scott Kennedy and the other guys did such a good job that the blog mentioned Ump-Attire's staff doing a good job!