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Local tournament where rules stated that the 'home book' was the official book.
Irrelevant as that is for the tournament and is not a final word reference for the umpire.
Local tournament where rules stated that the 'home book' was the official book.
Irrelevant as that is for the tournament and is not a final word reference for the umpire.
Obviously the umpire was sure of the count until it was brought up by the defensive coach. At that point if the evidence proves the umpire was mistaken in the count they have no option but to correct it. Simply saying sorry coach, I announced the count is not an option.
but MTR said: "............ When questioned, an umpire should do whatever s/he can to confirm it. The "home book" isn't really an official reference, but once the umpires settle on a count, that has to be the count, cannot change it after that point
You mention " if evidence proves" and MTR says you should do "whatever she or he can to confirm it." does this mean you will watch a video that some parent is recording, or will you poll the scorekeepers and ask your partner and inquire of the coaches, maybe poll the catcher and the pitcher? Seriously, what will you do to attempt to confirm it? try to re create all of the pitches to sustain your count?
MTR- 99% of the time I agree with the umpires in these type discussions, so I'll drop out of this conversation.
In my situation it was a single umpire who called 2-1, which is what me, my batter, and my scorekeeper had, who then called strike 3 on the next pitch.