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  1. 3

    You're Setting Up for a Ball

    good and accurate description --- some catchers DO make the umps job harder!
  2. 3

    NFHS uniforms question

    As an umpire in TX, I play the game, then if the other team brings it up I'll (maybe) fill out a UIL Incident Report after the game. I'm certainly not going to not play the game or anything.
  3. 3

    NFHS uniforms question

    as long as the uniforms are similar (umps judgement) I dont think anyone will "care"
  4. 3

    Infield Fly Rule

    what I meant was if IFF was not called then you have OBS I guess that could have been an after-the-fact IFF call, hard to tell ... he never called the runner out, at least he never made an out signal but for 10U-12U, whatever that is, thats certainly not ordinary effort
  5. 3

    Infield Fly Rule

    she's not out if there was no IFF called
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    Infield Fly Rule

    yeah thats pretty close on IFF or not but definitely OBS
  7. 3

    Umpire pet peeves?

    well said, but, as an official working the game that's not your call. If the coach requests time, and its within the rules of that game, then it should be granted ... IMO
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    Umpire pet peeves?

    but why wouldn't the umpire grant the time out? just because you KNOW the coach is only stalling, its still within the rules ...
  9. 3

    Umpire pet peeves?

    yeah you're correct ..... My biggest PP is, as mentioned above, the coach who has a comment on any and every call .....
  10. 3

    Umpire pet peeves?

    as an umpire why would you care about this? would you rather end a game on time or go extra time? just enforce the rules ... its not illegal to call a time out with 2 minutes to go.
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    1st and 3rd situation question

    "hesitated even by the minutest amount" --- for most umps, "immediately" (what is in the rule) probably means 1 second minimum, and maybe as long as 2 seconds for the younger girls. The runner need to be allowed to round the base, stop, assess, then decide to go fwd or back.
  12. 3

    Legal position in the batter's box

    no pitch needs to be thrown. ask her to get her foot in the box, ask again, "thats one strike on the batter". Repeat.
  13. 3

    Obstruction times 2

    a game is stopped to make a phone call? and the option is there to go up the chain of command with more phone calls? good grief ...
  14. 3

    Question for the officials, not a rules question

    don't go cheap on equipment .... spend the $ - you'll make it back - and take care of it and it will last a long time
  15. 3

    Running past first base

    Yes, and they can turn to the left, turn to the right, go back to first in fair territory, go back to first base in foul territory. As long as the BR does not make an attempt to go to 2nd then they can return to 1B without liability to be put out.
  16. 3

    Illegal substition question

    the opposing team's batting order is NOT shifted by one batter ... since the lineup became legal with the pitch thrown to B5 then all is good ... just cause your app cant handle it doesnt make anything illegal
  17. 3

    How should have this play been ruled?

    You have no call until the def. team appeals. If they don't prior to the next pitch, then all is good ... runner at 2nd, play on. If they do, R2 is out, R1's run stands.
  18. 3

    Pitcher touching her face?

    agree, talk about injecting yourself into a game
  19. 3

    Middle School Game Ends on HBP?

    its middle school, you can do whatever you want! "the one coach told the pitcher to hit the batter with the first pitch" ... well, thats not good
  20. 3

    Third baseman backs into runner.

    The right thing for the ump is to call/signal OBS every time they see it. 95% of the time no bases will be awarded, but it should be called 100% of the time - never ignore it. So to answer your question ---- "is it always that the umps decision as to wether the runner would reach safely before...

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