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@UmpireGuy702

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2nd career as an umpire W/game experience in NCAA summer leagues, NJCAA, NAIA, PG tourneys, NFHS, USSSA, about 100 Orgs in between & yes Little League long ago

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Joined January 2015
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@JomboyMedia Sometimes I think this account just takes wild guesses at the rules of baseball to see how many other people also do t know the rules. This is not a balk even though the penalty is the same. It is a catchers equipment violation and all runners awarded 1 base as a result.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@PitchingNinja A- It happens B-yes it was a strike C-it happened because the catcher has to quiet that glove down to minimize the IT happening. Way too much movement with the glove.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@Jomboy_ By rule…any movement/jab step counts..call was correct..and Yelich knew it which was why he stood there hoping
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@coolarrow9 @hgomez27 @JomboyMedia This is incorrect…it is not officially foul until it is touched in some manor by player or object or passs 1st or 3rd completely in foul
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
9 months
Be an umpire, it’s easy. 14 yr old throwing 88, foul tip straight in to the bicep. #baseball #perfectgame
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
1 year
@TalkinBaseball_ The rule is at the start of delivery, 2 feet on inf dirt, at ball release both feet completely on their side of 2b. Unpire Bill Miller improperly enforced the rule at start of delivery and not at ball release
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@PitchingNinja Well the 2nd pitch is an illegal delivery and is exactly the one that MLB wants enforced this season. I would assume the crews will be getting an update with this video specifically.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
8 months
@TalkinBaseball_ “New rules” Literally always been the rule But half the people in here believe it’s new so they are complaining
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@OU7P4ND3R3D @shostabruhvich Hockey= the hardest sport to master Hitting a baseball= the hardest sports skill to master
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
9 months
We ok with your partner giving this effort? Pretty obvious missed tag. The fielder & runner were shocked. Let’s move our feet act like we give a damn. This video angers me. #mlb #baseball #umpire
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
4 years
@andymck1969 @SECNetwork That is incorrect. On a tag play between home / first base, a batter-runner may retreat toward home plate to evade a tag, but shall be out after touching or passing home plate, or leaving the base line (3 feet). The ball is live.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ Scary how many people love baseball, but don’t have any rules knowledge. Runner must always and absolutely avoid contact with any fielder while in act of fielding ball. Every, single, time. Moreover, the runner should’ve been ejected.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@TalkinBaseball_ He threw at the head of a player few games ago, throws inside at a player who clearly owns Mets pitching, gets warned which said point of warning is next batter hit is an ejection, hits batter, doesn’t get ejected. This is a bad look.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@MLBNerds Vasgersian behind the scenes
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@FarhandrewZ @PitchingNinja It has everything to do with how a 50/50 ball gets called. Signed umpires everywhere
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
8 months
3BU absolutely nailed this call for obstruction. Well done! #CollegeBaseball #grambling #baseball
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@Delmauro30 @JomboyMedia The pitchers glove must be….wait for it…1 color, no 2 tone gloves allowed. It wasn’t the color, it’s the fact that there are 2 of them
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@JomboyMedia Hunter Wendelstedt gets free passes on this stuff alot. I will tell you this call is missed because of his stance. His head is as high as the batter. He cant properly see that pitch location. He would never teach nor accept this at his school & it’s a terrible look here. 🤷‍♂️
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@KendallRogers @NCAA Did an elite PG NIT tourney last week 14u division (basically 8th graders) Almost all were verbally committed. Coaches pushed hard to get out in front of this
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
1 year
@michael_schlact Immediate ejection. Whatever thought process & excuse that was going to come out of the coach’s mouth following the ejection would most likely have the coach following the player to the parking lot right after.
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@UmpireGuy702
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4 years
Rung a batter up strike 3 outside black. Batter reaches across plate & draws line in dirt in LH box where he thought ball was. I toss him. Coach argues w/me & says he was just showing me where the pitch was. That’s cool I say, I’m just showing his parents how to beat traffic home
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
7 months
@JomboyMedia That is a catch, with a voluntary release for the throw. The call is correct
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
This is why I have trust issues with catchers who drop to 1 knee. #umpire #baseball #mlb
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@umpjob You know that was your beloved auto robots call right? Tell me you know that? Tell me you will use this horrible example of robot umpires next time you post about them
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
Pretty bad missed call in the field. Great job correcting it. Bad job by HPU allowing mngr to chase partner. Shit job by coach who shouldn’t see a field again. Disaster
@JomboyMedia
Jomboy Media
2 years
Umpires overturn a call and a manager absolutely loses his mind
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Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@JTTX16 @TalkinBaseball_ Doug Eddings is one of the worst
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Umpire Guy 702
2 years
Am I the only one that watches the rotation by the crew more than the action on the field while yelling out “did he go?”
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Umpire Guy 702
2 years
Absolute stud job. Make this catcher famous for the right reasons. #baseball #umpire
@stevebeasleydc
Steven Beasley
2 years
Mitch Maurer’s walk off single to win state quarterfinals for Herndon High School baseball! @MitchMaurer_04 @HHornetBaseball @LSBR11 @NoVAHSBB
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
5 years
@williamjpowell3 @StainedOne @LasVegasLocally Or, it literally switches directions every 6 seconds.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@Jaylee78785760 @Jomboy_ Lol yeah bro…every state in the union has a law that says he is…let’s see what Rock does with that power he now holds
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
Runner gets nailed at plate so naturally the coach who sent him makes a spectacle of it all. Great call & composure by HPU. Photo of the out in comments. #baseball #milb #mlb #umpire #umplife
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@jaysonst It’s not a “rule change” however. It’s always been illegal. You could watch an MLB game last season for example and see 10 or more balks not called as well as illegal pitches. Selective enforcement
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
9 months
April 1982 when the airline lost Joe West’s bags and he had to umpire the game looking like he was the bullpen catcher doing an intra squad scrimmage.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@JomboyMedia It’s one of the hardest calls. When you get a check swing motion, ball near the bat, & a double sound, it’s foul 99.99% of the time….you just saw the .01. You can’t see it & Rocco kinda made an ass of himself here on an impossible call. Buts that’s on MLBs weird replay rules
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
8 months
Umpire interference. It happens typically w/R2 stealing 3 & inside pitch. Ball is dead, runners return. #mlb #redsox #baseball #braves
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
Mondays after tourneys cause me to reflect on my biggest pet peeves. #1 - Coaches loudly arguing a rule, when they have no idea what the actual rule is. Pro tip- Ask Ump what he has there & what the actual rule is. Continued….
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
You would be severely graded down in, oh let’s say Wendelstedt Umpire School for example, for standing that high in the slot. Can’t possibly see the knee high corner. #mlb #umpire #baseball #tigers
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Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@SmittyNL9653 @Skidlee23 @JomboyMedia Not only can he …by rule he had to do something other that what he did
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
That’s 100% a balk…yes Angel Hernandez made the right call here. Front knee buckled first. #mlb #umpire #baseball #RaysUp #drumtogether
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
1 year
@BenVerlander This dude kills me sometimes. That is a balk in every baseball rule set in the world.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
9 months
Worked the plate for this kids no-hitter today. @bfawcett2024 Solid stuff, can spin it. Mount St Mary’s commit.
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Umpire Guy 702
3 years
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
8 months
@Jared_Grossman5 @TalkinBaseball_ This rule has existed for decades in the game, you just didn’t know it
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@seth___edwards @JomboyMedia @BravesOnBally There is no “base line” for running purposes….the line only serves as fair/foul. There is a base path which is always determined by the runner & changes every time he changes …he can veer 3 feet from his set base path anymore then out of base PATH applies
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@EamonLee5 @Ian_OConnor @RealMichaelKay You can’t think that keeping Jusge is the answer…I mean you simply can’t
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@UmpireGuy702
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3 years
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
Bang bang play, wedge saved me. Was able to see F2 miss the leg and R3 left hand get plate prior to F2 tag in mid section.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
Runner never touched 1b, by rule he is assumed safe until there is an obvious appeal of the runner b4 he retouches. In all my years I’ve only see a 1b do this the right way 1 time. #umpire #baseball
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@umpjob You’re really going to hate it as this is an incoming rule next year in NCAA/NFHS. Basically any batter who flips/throws bat out of dirt circle or in judgement of Ump at or near opposing players will be ejected. Debate as it may be warning 1st manager ejection 2nd time
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
1 year
@DaltonHill_4 @TalkinBaseball_ The rule was incorrectly applied. McNeil was legal
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@CodifyBaseball Hoyes zone was shit all game but great call in an intense spot. That being said the pitch was also in the zone.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
4 years
@Ben13Porter
Ben Porter
4 years
Let’s take a minute to appreciate the umpire pretending to clean home plate for 30 seconds so Trey Mancini could get a standing ovation
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2 years
@JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ 100% a balk..front knee buckled first ..great call from him here
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
8 months
Ninja is correct missing mid-mid is bad, but there were some really bad glove movements here that caused some of those misses
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Rob Friedman
8 months
49 Seconds of Umpires Missing Fastballs Pretty Much Down the Middle. 😤🤬
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7 months
The “flinch” or the start/stop balk. Very subtle. Never take your eyes off the pitcher. Hunter had the “did I just see that” pause then reacts. The catcher was hoping it was missed. #Athletics #Guardians #mlb #baseball
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Umpire Guy 702
7 months
Older video but great teaching moment for young umps. NC State’s Trea Turner called out at home but I think we can all agree this was terrible mechanics that lead to this. Regardless of safe/out, the perception was he didn’t see it. I don’t really think he did
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
Bases loaded 0 out, what do we think followed the point at the runner? #baseball #umpire #fantasybaseball #MLB
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
Pretty easy balk call. Not sure how it was missed but ish happens. Got it right in the end. #baseball #mlb #pirates #cardinals #umpire
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
That’s probably outside & I don’t care…I want to watch this guy ring up every single batter 🥷 #mlb #baseball #umpire #umplife
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
4 years
@taylordiveley @Brojbaker @SECNetwork Well the base path extends 3 feee in either direction, not just the white line you see. Umpire discretion at that point.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
We’ve all seen this by now. I will say it..Dan Bellino absolutely should be reprimanded/etc in accordance with Assoc. rules. This is absolutely ridiculous. Even post ejection to just stand there & remain involved in the verbal. Embarrassing. #mlb #umpire #baseball @Dbacks @MLBUA
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@eljeffe4ever @JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ Well in my judgement he accelerated, lowered shoulder, and purposely and intentionally struck the fielder…for what purpose? To round 1st on a pop up in foul territory. Worse I want to get ahead of the potential beaning incident in the next at bat.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
You will know if Ump has no clue what he is talking about & you can then proceed further. Passed ball R3 crosses plate , P not there yet throw hits him in helmet. “He’s gotta slide blue”. No, he doesn’t. Coach ejected all because he doesn’t know the rules.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
9 months
@SultanofStacks It’s possible. I can tell you the guy making the call has no idea if that’s true or not.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@O3jfrye @MLB @MLBPAA @MLBPA @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @BaseballScrap @ToddPratt07 @GreggOlson30 @AMBS_Kernan Dan Bellino should absolutely be reprimanded or more. This was the worst display of professionalism (lack thereof) that I have seen in a long time in MLB.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
1 year
Listen, we can’t have 6 umpires on the field and no one have the runner retouch at 2b. That’s a bad look #mlb #umpire #baseball #astros
@TalkinBaseball_
Talkin’ Baseball
1 year
Atta boy Altuve
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3 years
@kmatz174 @TalkinYanks This guy could have not looked dumb with a simple search
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
@UmpireTeacher I have no clue…nor will anyone else on the field that day…so sure bring him in NFHS rules 🙄
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@WilliamKliskey @Sullyhabs5 @PitchingNinja An illegal pitch is a ball awarded to the batter/ balk with runners on
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
Runner initially ejected. Then after discussion the catcher was also ejected. I’m good with nothing, or both. The initial call of just the runner was not great but they fixed it. #mlb #baseball #umpire #umplife #mercyhurst #millersville
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Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@nextlevelbb It’s not shown here are you saying the defense conducted a proper appeal and the runner was ruled out on appeal?
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
Travel ball coaches, not sure which of you need to hear this, but stop having your 2b back up 1b on a ball hit to the left side of the Inf. 3b/ss towards the ball, 2b to 2b in case of said overthrow, rf backs up 1b. Screening the Ump on the play as they run across isn’t wise
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Umpire Guy 702
2 years
This is text book obstruction on the catcher. Easy call that apparently wasn’t for that guy. #littleleagueworldseries #umplife #baseball #mlb
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
9 months
@wsucougs2000 @BaseballQuotes1 This one drives me nuts. While the call is correct per se, it is still over-umpiring.
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Umpire Guy 702
9 months
Thank God!!
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
8 months
Love how they call these “the new rules.” Rule has always existed, but MLB randomly stops enforcing certain rules for some reason they decided to re-enforce them
@TalkinBaseball_
Talkin’ Baseball
8 months
New rule for 2024: baserunners are awarded an extra base if fielders block the bag on pickoffs Joey Wendle got called for it here
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Umpire Guy 702
2 years
UNC coach ejected after arguing this “potential INF Fly. 1st/2nd ✅ Less than 2 outs ✅ Fly ball in the inf w/ an apex to it ✅ Player “camped” under ball able to make catch w/ “routine effort” ❌ Tough play-rules properly applied #unc #mlb #CollegeWorldSeries #baseball
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
Correct call Ofcourse. Every time I have to call this balk, you see the exact same reaction from the P, C, and coach. They swear it didn’t happen. Every. Single. Time. We are always the only ones on the field who see it. #mlb #baseball #umpire #youmakethecall #collegebaseball
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
8 months
@PitchingNinja So sad what’s happened to Steve this was an awesome moment
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Umpire Guy 702
9 months
Sorry coach didn’t hear you…one more time? #mlb #baseball
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Umpire Guy 702
2 years
Like watching Little League. U2 reaction was classic. Once he got over the WTF of it he made the right call. Crazy #baseball #mlb #umpire #umplife
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Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@eljeffe4ever W/O seeing it live which of course makes a difference, if you felt it wasn’t deliberate I think no call was the right call. I’m sure you & your partner were the only ones there that even knew the rule anyway.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
4 years
@DFBUK @andymck1969 @SECNetwork Potentially...discretion of umpire at that time. But, if he gave up & just stood on base line & no one tagged him, he wouldn’t be out for giving up. No blk/why rule where he is out on this play. Only discretion he went outside of the 3 feet
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
4 years
@UnitedUmpires @bdebrauwere How about a segment breakdown on this play
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
What do you have? What could he have done better if anything? What should coach do here? #mlb #baseball #mlblockout #CollegeBaseball #umpire #youmakethecall #MLBPA #derekjeter #Yankees #perfectgame
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Umpire Guy 702
7 months
Hmm..anyone have INT here? What about in high school? #mlb #baseball #rockies #RaysUp
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
4 years
Got dragged in to umpiring Sunday league today. Apparently the quality of players will be better than I anticipated. #mlb #baseball #angels #ohtani
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Umpire Guy 702
8 months
@CodifyBaseball I have to say the enforcement of the rule here is technically incorrect. The runner had a path to the base. Umpire here was moving late and nit in the best position. Better to not call it then over call it
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
7 months
@xanbarksdale Lazy mlb level, ofcourse not. Lrg amount of 12-14 yr olds do it w/o properly taught or know the why. Alarming amount of 14-16 yr olds just sit okd & never move. I have the bruises to prove it. It’s not properly taught at a youth level by a long shot. Bad OKD habits develop early
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
9 years
#SCtop10 at the 550 mark Spring Valley High School freshman Donovan Souder hits buzzer beater to send game into OT.
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
9 months
@parkerbyrd11 with the amazing moment that won’t be topped the entire season. Congrats bro! #parkerbyrd #baseball #CollegeBaseball
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
2 years
@HWumpireschool Point….So much so that I was once asked to do Little League regionals and possibly Williamsport …BUT…LL only allows hammer so I would have to change mechanics. I laughed and said I’m not a softball umpire give it to the next guy
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
7 months
@CodifyBaseball The rule literally makes the zone based on their height & stance “when ready to strike the ball
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
Was Mancino’s turn enough? By rule, case plays, & judgement…yes and it’s a good call. #mlb #baseball #orioles #athletics #umpire
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
8 months
FFS…come on man
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Umpire Guy 702
9 months
My 2 favorite parts- making the call with 1 hand on his hip not even looking at the completion of the play & the look base runner is giving like what just happened
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
So should I assume rule 8.01 P shall takes signs from C while on rubber now obsolete? #baseball #mlb #umpire
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@UmpireGuy702
Umpire Guy 702
3 years
Assuming he is enforcing the must make an attempt to get out of way rule, this is not what we are looking for #umpire #mlb #baseball
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