game yesterday, last innning, home team at bat, 2 outs, runner on first, representing tying run.
runner goes on the pitch, C guns ball to second, FU (set up behind bag at time of call) calls runner out, HPU overrules, says safe.
Is this allowed, is it correct?
it was bang bang, near simultaneous. I could not see FU (blocked by players and/or PU), but I saw catcher throw mitt down and rip helmet off in celebration at same time HPU was signalling safe (catcher being DD, I for a moment through she was doing this in protest, but it was actually celebrating, it was a tough come from behind win, they scored 5 in the top of the last inning to take lead).One ump is never supposed to overrule another. Did the coach ask the FU to talk to the PU to see if he/she had a better view? Even then, it's still the FU's call to make and he/she can reverse the call if info from PU warrants it. But for the PU to simply overrule the call of the FU (especially if it was the FU's call to make)? Nope.
- If they don't go without prompting, the coach likley comes out to discuss - and either is an idiot or makes a appropriate appeal (sometimes both). Idiots often get what they deserve. Assuming, the coach makes an appropriate appeal - idiot or not, FU listens to appeal and then decides if they need to go to the PU for more info. If they don't, call stands. If they do, PU & FU get together, PU tells them what he saw - FU makes the FINAL decision whatever it is.