Foul Ball Call

the play should be based on where the ball is when touched, not the player.

Thanks, that's what we all thought. But you never know when there is some obscure rule! I don't know why the coach didn't have a chat with the ump.

Because it was pretty sharply hit the PU may not have gotten a look at it until your son had in foul. Maybe not a bad call just late.

remember that when an umpire yells foul,the ball is foul,even if it is in fair territory. its possible he made an early call.

There was only one ump. I sure wouldn't want to try to do it all from behind the plate. That may be why the coach didn't say anything. The ump didn't call it a foul until after my son's throw (in time) to first.

In a one man game..(and I have done my share) you have multiple responsibilities.....first off is the calling of the pitch...then any subsequent action....a call of fair or foul down the lines from 60-90 plus feet away will have an amount of estimation.....

Basically you get the best judgment on that particular play...the one man umpire crew can not accept outside info or help so a modicum of error is possible.

I believe you have hit the nail on the head when you state that that may be why the coach didn't say anything.....'

It is hard to do a game well with one man...even on the small diamond......At my sons college double header this past sunday, they only had one umpire who did both games behind the plate......... 90 ft bases, college level play.....not a peep out of any player or coach on any play or call......

Just My .02

We had an unfortunate injury to a plate umpire last night in a pro A league. He took a 98 MPH fastball to the cup. They took him to the hospital and the BU had to finish the game in one man.

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We had an unfortunate injury to a plate umpire last night in a pro A league. He took a 98 MPH fastball to the cup. They took him to the hospital and the BU had to finish the game in one man.

Good Lord, where was the catcher? Perhaps he set up outside and the PU stayed inside, exposing too much of himself?

That was my understanding. The catcher tried to reach back but couldn't get a glove on it. I haven't heard how he is doing. I do know they move his partner to another game with a different partner and brought a new crew in to finish the series.