That sounds reasonable. I usually try to discuss things like that with umps

Jul 16, 2020
3:02:26pm

thecave Contributor

between innings or timeouts. That seems to help not humiliate him and keeps me calmer when I'm not yelling things for everyone to hear as well.

Thanks for umping. The kids couldn't play without you

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Musings of a baseball umpire

tarzan15

7/16/20 12:58pm

I can picture baseball dad yelling at you to call the balk. Must be fun

Ojiisan

7/16/20 1:21pm

Usually that happens in close games where they feel like they need an edge.

tarzan15

7/16/20 1:26pm

That guy's me for sure. But I'm coaching this year, so not just a dad.

thecave

7/16/20 1:35pm

I'd probably approach it from a "deceiving the runner" perspective.

tarzan15

7/16/20 2:35pm

That sounds reasonable. I usually try to discuss things like that with umps

thecave

7/16/20 3:02pm

I umpired up to the college level for about 12 years. I got out of it a number

wcj99

7/16/20 1:53pm

So crazy what people think offering at a pitch is. For instance, a kid showing

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