- Mar 8, 2016
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I called one once in an awful 12u rec game that was a walk fest. I got so excited when I saw a ball coming in that looked like it was going to be a strike I called it a strike only to watch it drop like a rock and hit the plate. I just turned around to the parents and said that was a really good change up it sure fooled me.
We were playing in an 18u level tournament and the umpire called strike 3 on a girl on a ball that everyone in the park new was high and outside. You could see the umpire try and stop himself as soon as he did it. I asked the umpire in the field if he would ever change a ball/strike call if he knew he had missed it so bad. He said no that to keep control of the game you needed to stick with the call no matter how bad it was. He did say that if he missed a call in the field and knew it he would call time and go confer with the other umpire and then overturn it. I really appreciate umpires that are easy to talk to and trying to do their best.
With everything going I have made a pact with myself to not complain about umpires and fields and just be happy we are playing softball. It has been easy so far the umpires, weather and fields have been good. We will see if I can keep it up.
We were playing in an 18u level tournament and the umpire called strike 3 on a girl on a ball that everyone in the park new was high and outside. You could see the umpire try and stop himself as soon as he did it. I asked the umpire in the field if he would ever change a ball/strike call if he knew he had missed it so bad. He said no that to keep control of the game you needed to stick with the call no matter how bad it was. He did say that if he missed a call in the field and knew it he would call time and go confer with the other umpire and then overturn it. I really appreciate umpires that are easy to talk to and trying to do their best.
With everything going I have made a pact with myself to not complain about umpires and fields and just be happy we are playing softball. It has been easy so far the umpires, weather and fields have been good. We will see if I can keep it up.