- Jun 22, 2008
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no. I actually never, ever expect an umpire to "budge" on any call they make.
normally, I just mutter quietly to myself and move on, but in this instance I really wanted to hear what exactly his observations were.
A lefty batter, slap bunting on a pitch that was not thrown outside doesn't seem very conducive to this call.
His reply to my inquiry wasn't at all convincing, either.
What was conducive to this ruling was the point that the batter stepped on the plate which isn't difficult to see since it places the batter in the umpire's range of view.