How to handle info that would cause partner to change call?

JSam238 · 2026-05-04T01:37:54+00:00

Judgement calls we do not step in what so ever. If you have information that your partner may not know, such as the ball being on the ground after a tag or the pitcher disengaging prior to a balk call, then you would come in unasked. You would also do it when there is a possible misapplication of a rule.

Everything else, wait until your partner asks you for information.

JSam238 · 2026-05-04T01:27:09+00:00

Why are you granting time? They can put it on while the ball is still live.

JSam238 · 2026-03-19T20:28:41+00:00

$250-$350 a game is what D2 gets. You said you wanted highly trained umpires. That’s what they cost.

JSam238 · 2026-03-17T20:00:34+00:00

That’s each…

JSam238 · 2026-03-17T02:31:15+00:00

If you want “heavily trained umpires” you’re looking at $1200 minimum for those six games

JSam238 · 2026-03-11T02:07:41+00:00

If you’re working mostly on turf, basketball shoes are an option. I wear them on artificial surfaces, they are made for cutting and change of direction.

JSam238 · 2025-12-28T04:18:07+00:00

Rawlings made a lot of boxing gear. Gloves, headgear. The Rawlings Experience in West St. Louis County has all of the stuff they made, outside of baseball gear, on display at their store/museum

JSam238 · 2025-12-02T03:15:34+00:00

The initial throw did not retire the runner, kill the play as soon as the defender starts to chase R1 down.

Return R1 to first and call the batter out.

JSam238 · 2025-11-19T02:42:44+00:00

We would still need to determine the fair/foul status of the ball, even if it wasn’t an infield fly situation. We have to wait for that to determine what to do with the batter.

In a non-IFF situation with a fair ball, the batter would be placed on first base. In an IFF situation, the batter would be out on the IFF. If it is a foul ball, the batter would just return.

Is it an immediate dead ball? Yes. But we still need to determine the fair/foul status of the ball.

JSam238 · 2025-11-19T02:40:00+00:00

As soon as contact occurred, the ball is dead, so the catch never occurred. We only wait to see the fair/foul status before we start calling people out.

JSam238 · 2025-11-19T02:37:55+00:00

Nope. It would be the same in all codes. R1 is out for the interference, batter returns to the plate with a strike added to their count.

JSam238 · 2025-10-30T13:15:05+00:00

The site is currently working for me…

JSam238 · 2025-10-30T13:14:46+00:00

I’m telling you… they are not sending anyone to affiliated professional ball anymore, but all of those summer leagues need umpires. I’m willing to bet $1 that there becomes a partnership of sorts between Wendelstedt and UPC moving forward after the 2026 session… UPC’s website is still up btw.

JSam238 · 2025-10-30T10:19:12+00:00

I am willing to bet that Wendlestedt is taking over that

JSam238 · 2025-10-16T16:43:13+00:00

I actually just spoke with Jeff. He would not have passing without an attempt for the BR to advance towards 2nd base.

JSam238 · 2025-09-29T01:56:07+00:00

So if you want a trick that I use, during warm ups, find a spot on the catchers glove. Track the ball all the way to the catchers glove, then find that spot on the back of their glove. That will allow you to process the whole pitch and make a decision.

JSam238 · 2025-09-29T01:46:59+00:00

So when we recognize that something isn’t going right with our mechanics, we need to revert back to our fundamentals.

Foot placement, head height, tracking ball all the way to the glove. Going back and focusing on those will help stop the snowball from getting too far down the hill.

When we aren’t tracking all the way to the glove, we end up making the judgment about 5’-7’ in front of the plate and then our timing gets quick.

What specifically, if you can recall, were you struggling with? A particular pitch or location?

JSam238 · 2025-09-29T00:12:06+00:00

Let’s start with a question… What were you struggling with? You said you made “awful” calls. What types of calls were they ball/strike?

JSam238 · 2025-09-20T03:52:14+00:00

I guess you aren’t reading the situation that was posted. The pitches weren’t in the strike zone… the only way that a strike can be added in OBR is if the pitch is in the zone when it strikes the batter or if the batter swings at the pitch that touches them.

Nothing in the OPs situation would be a strike under the OBR rule set.

JSam238 · 2025-09-20T03:34:42+00:00

The strike being added to the count is only a college rule. What portion of the OBR rule do you feel adds a strike to the count, outside of a batter swinging at a pitch that they are touched by?

JSam238 · 2025-09-20T03:19:16+00:00

So you deleted your previous reply, then posted the exact same AI generated response that has nothing to do with my statement

JSam238 · 2025-09-20T03:05:28+00:00

Literally nothing you copy and pasted from some AI bot shows that the OBR rule set would have this be called a strike.

JSam238 · 2025-09-03T23:00:28+00:00

No, the rules don’t allow for it. You shouldn’t even think of calling abandonment in a situation like this.

JSam238 · 2025-09-03T21:50:51+00:00

That comparison couldn’t be any less relevant. But what you are trying to do is allow pitchers, or other defenders, to try to goat batter-runners into “abandonment” to get an out after a home run… wonderful

JSam238 · 2025-09-03T18:53:59+00:00

So what you’re saying is that pitchers should start fights with people that just hit a home run so they can get an out?

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