What is the point in which you would call a game due to weather (rain, snow etc.)? im just curious
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At the HS level the AD's have the jurisdiction prior to game time--once the game starts it is in the umpires hands---it is pretty much similar at other levesl
Minor correction:
Under Fed rules the home coach decides whether the grounds and other conditions are suitable for starting the game.
After the game starts, as TR noted, it's up to the umps. For me, as an umpire, I consider one thing only: Is it safe for the players to continue.
If they can't grip the balls properly because they're wet or the running is going to slippery or treacherous then we stop.
Under Fed rules the home coach decides whether the grounds and other conditions are suitable for starting the game.
After the game starts, as TR noted, it's up to the umps. For me, as an umpire, I consider one thing only: Is it safe for the players to continue.
If they can't grip the balls properly because they're wet or the running is going to slippery or treacherous then we stop.
pilsner
What do you and you umpire team do with lightning in the area?
What do you and you umpire team do with lightning in the area?
After the 1st sign of lighting we wait 30 minutes. If there is no further lighting strikes we continue. Note it's 30 minuted after each lighting strike. So, 15 minutes after the 1st lighting strike, we see lighting again, we wait another 30 minutes.
I have been games delayed for an hour or so.
I have been games delayed for an hour or so.
Pirate Fan
We were in a game a few years back that was key to see who went to the semifinals the next day
We started at 5:30 PM and ended somewhere near midnight due to time out for lighning breaks
We were in a game a few years back that was key to see who went to the semifinals the next day
We started at 5:30 PM and ended somewhere near midnight due to time out for lighning breaks
TR,
Same as what Pirate Fan said. We have to wait 30 min. after the last observed strike to re-start.
Each time we see lightning the 30 minute clock starts again.
Same as what Pirate Fan said. We have to wait 30 min. after the last observed strike to re-start.
Each time we see lightning the 30 minute clock starts again.
30 minutes is the standard and I wont budge on lightning......I will not have a players life on my hands as lightning can kill from miles away..........its not worth it...
Not arguing the point of safety-- Nice to know you guys think alike
can a game be too hot or too cold to play?
In western Pennsylvania, where I live now, we rarely get the climate extremes that would call for cancelling a baseball game.
I have had games cancelled for snow early in the season and have had some cold days, but we have played on....In the summer we have some hot days, but I have never seen a game cancelled for heat....I have had games rescheduled to night games however.....
However when I lived in Texas, I did have games cancelled when the heat index made it beyond responsible to play........but noone ever let it make it to an umpires decision........those were cancelled prior to my authority over the game....
I have had games cancelled for snow early in the season and have had some cold days, but we have played on....In the summer we have some hot days, but I have never seen a game cancelled for heat....I have had games rescheduled to night games however.....
However when I lived in Texas, I did have games cancelled when the heat index made it beyond responsible to play........but noone ever let it make it to an umpires decision........those were cancelled prior to my authority over the game....
From Northeastern NY:
Never had a game cancelled because it was too hot.
We do get some nasty hot and humid weather in July and August but it's generally a "keep the water flowing" thing.
Have been cancelled for snow but never for just too cold. Weather in early April around here is very unpredictable. I've worked games on one day with a temperature of 70F and the next day 40F...with wind chill in the 20's. Those are really mean.
Never had a game cancelled because it was too hot.
We do get some nasty hot and humid weather in July and August but it's generally a "keep the water flowing" thing.
Have been cancelled for snow but never for just too cold. Weather in early April around here is very unpredictable. I've worked games on one day with a temperature of 70F and the next day 40F...with wind chill in the 20's. Those are really mean.
last year we had 6 1/2 inches of snow the night before the game, then it was about 80 the next day. im serious, no exaggeration.
I can buy that.