I'd like to meet that son of a ***** umpire
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Right in front of everybody. The whole crew blew donkey balls all weekend. I can see 1 close call going their way at first but 3 in a damn row? The dropped ball in the outfield was just icing on the cake. 17 the whole crew.
And what about the SOB that thought that Routt tried to bean him? If he really thought that, that tells me that he knew that he was squeezing him to start with.
Walsh is a piece of **** who can't stand getting stood up in front of everybody, gets his panties in a wad and wants to show his authority. Arnold behind the plate today was all over the place not to mention never once intervened on Walsh's dumbassery. Just pathetic. Guess they wanted to make damn sure the corn dogs are in a regional in case there was ever any doubt.</p>
How you could call a runner safe while the first baseman is sitting there tagging him multiple times in your face while he is standing INSIDE the 17ing white line is beyond me. Then that drop in the outfield just sent me over the edge. I feel sorry for the kids sitting in front of me.
Both of those calls were correct. Just because the runner in is fair territory and is tagged doesn't make him automatically out. Only if he made a move towards second he would be out, which he didn't. Mahtook was way too casual with the catch, but at the end of the day a clean catch.
perception of if the runner made a move towards second or not...<div>
</div><div>-------------------------------------</div><div><h2 style="font: normal normal bold small/normal Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Overrunning First Base</h2><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">There is one common misconception about overrunning first base. Some people want to argue that a player has to turn to the right (foul territory) after crossing first base in order to safely return to the base without the chance of being tagged out. This is incorrect as there is nothing in the rules that state which direction the player must turn. The rule states that the runner cannot be tagged out after overrunning first base as long as he/she immediately returns to the base.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">Of course there is an exception to this rule, in that the runner can make no attempt to go to second base or he can be tagged out. This comes down to the judgment of the umpire and not whether the player turned into foul territory or not after crossing first base.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">The other exception to the rule has to do with immediately returning to the base. If a runner overruns first base and thinks that he is out or that there are 3 outs, and proceeds to walk towards the dugout or his defensive position, he can be called out on appeal after the base or the runner is tagged.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">Although it's not stated in many of the rule books, the reason for overrunning first base is based on the fact that the momentum of the runner doesn't allow for him to stop on first base. So keep in mind that if a player runs to first base and then stops on the base, he is not then allowed to overrun the base and get back without the chance of being tagged out. Once he steps off the base in any direction in that scenerio, he is fair game.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">Some weird things can happen on this play, one being the first baseman attempting to tag the runner as he returns to first (believing he made an attempt at second) and the runner attempting to not be tagged as he gets back to first base. Although it may make him appear to be guilty of of trying for second if he attempts to avoid the tag, he should be called safe even if tagged, if he didn't make an attempt toward second.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">Finally, some leagues allow a batter-runner to overrun first base on a walk or hit by pitch while others do not. Even though it shouldn't come up, it's a good idea to know how your league rules regarding this situation. Little league for</p></div>
</div><div>-------------------------------------</div><div><h2 style="font: normal normal bold small/normal Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Overrunning First Base</h2><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">There is one common misconception about overrunning first base. Some people want to argue that a player has to turn to the right (foul territory) after crossing first base in order to safely return to the base without the chance of being tagged out. This is incorrect as there is nothing in the rules that state which direction the player must turn. The rule states that the runner cannot be tagged out after overrunning first base as long as he/she immediately returns to the base.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">Of course there is an exception to this rule, in that the runner can make no attempt to go to second base or he can be tagged out. This comes down to the judgment of the umpire and not whether the player turned into foul territory or not after crossing first base.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">The other exception to the rule has to do with immediately returning to the base. If a runner overruns first base and thinks that he is out or that there are 3 outs, and proceeds to walk towards the dugout or his defensive position, he can be called out on appeal after the base or the runner is tagged.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">Although it's not stated in many of the rule books, the reason for overrunning first base is based on the fact that the momentum of the runner doesn't allow for him to stop on first base. So keep in mind that if a player runs to first base and then stops on the base, he is not then allowed to overrun the base and get back without the chance of being tagged out. Once he steps off the base in any direction in that scenerio, he is fair game.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">Some weird things can happen on this play, one being the first baseman attempting to tag the runner as he returns to first (believing he made an attempt at second) and the runner attempting to not be tagged as he gets back to first base. Although it may make him appear to be guilty of of trying for second if he attempts to avoid the tag, he should be called safe even if tagged, if he didn't make an attempt toward second.</p><p style="font: normal normal normal 0.8em/normal Verdana, sans-serif; ">Finally, some leagues allow a batter-runner to overrun first base on a walk or hit by pitch while others do not. Even though it shouldn't come up, it's a good idea to know how your league rules regarding this situation. Little league for</p></div>
made a move towards second. That's why I thought he was out. He came thru first and acted as if he thought the ball had gone by our firstbaseman.