- Nov 29, 2009
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Can one of the umpires here tell me what the mechanics are for a two man crew are with respect to watching base runners?
Had a situation today. 14U A level. R1 on 1st 1 out. High, deep fly ball to LF. R1 tags up. LF drops the ball. The BR is going full speed down the line to first. R1 was stuck waiting at the base for the catch/drop. The BR rounds and just passes R1 because of the delay. After the play I approached the HP umpire and asked him why the BR was not called out for passing the leading runner? He said ask my partner. I asked the BU why the BR was not called out. He looked at me like I had three heads and could not answer me. Right there I knew neither one of them were watching the runners and any further argument was pointless.
My question is this. Who is responsible for watching the runners in that situation? I believe it's the BU because the HP umpire has the responsibility for determining if a ball is caught or not. I think the BU became a spectator.
Thanks
Had a situation today. 14U A level. R1 on 1st 1 out. High, deep fly ball to LF. R1 tags up. LF drops the ball. The BR is going full speed down the line to first. R1 was stuck waiting at the base for the catch/drop. The BR rounds and just passes R1 because of the delay. After the play I approached the HP umpire and asked him why the BR was not called out for passing the leading runner? He said ask my partner. I asked the BU why the BR was not called out. He looked at me like I had three heads and could not answer me. Right there I knew neither one of them were watching the runners and any further argument was pointless.
My question is this. Who is responsible for watching the runners in that situation? I believe it's the BU because the HP umpire has the responsibility for determining if a ball is caught or not. I think the BU became a spectator.
Thanks