Stevenson Baseball- Beezer Got Robbed! Bad Call Ump!

[RadioMan1230AM]

Right call... but he's gotta make it known LOUDLY! Call dead ball immedately, and if he has to sell the call, then sell the call. But the way he made the call leaves some room to question it. The front foot was in front of home plate when contact is made, batter is out of the box, and is therefore out.

[alasjajo]

great call blue! it's nice to see someone else know how to call this!

[justplainjackepoo]

Look how fat the umps butt is!!!!!!

[oldaardvark]

Even if there was a box, I doubt if he was out of it.

[lbeaussu]

ok call. looks like he stepped out of the box during contact so he's out for that

[Andrew112194]

maybe if he could see the plate he could make a good call

[Famousnv45]

correct call.

[taterblue]

absolutely the right call. not ever gonna be popular however.

[jasonpcaa]

yeah really i evaluate officials in my state and i think its so funny listening to parents make an ass of themselves because they dont know what theyre talking about.

[300Z31]

First of all, that ump's ass is HUGE.

Other than that, he made the right call. Can't run BEFORE contact kid...

[ptsofauthority555]

good call ump, shut up dad

[Haryazz]

the right call was made

[brandneweve6]

"What!!?!?"

"COME ON!"

Screw the parents they always bitch at the umpire at my games and they're wrong every time.

i.e. I'll be pitching and i have this move where I pick off the runner at first before coming set and the parents always just yell "THAT'S A BALK" when I clearly stepped off before throwing it.

[Chiefxlrg2]

Nothing worse than whiney parents that chirp at the blue who made the correct call that didn't go their way. Once again Blue 1 - Parents 0.

[sntslilhlpr6601]

Person who uploaded this is blind. I mean sure, he made a great bunt, but he broke the rules. Tough luck.

[BeyonesunRox]

well he should have a lot of guts i mean what else is supposed to fill up that flabby space

[boz987]

His butt blocks the play, and the sun.

[goalieguy41]

he made the correct call but should have called dead ball....batter is out....out of the box

[clockmover]

looks like an obvious call to me... although in this case i like to give the benefit to the batter... i was a lefty who bunted and got away with it more than once...

[Cthxcth]

Pause around :05 and u can see that he is out of the box before he makes contact

[hayblue1]

Blues should give the benifit of doubt to the batter. We don't make this call unless it is bigger then Dallas obvious.

The ENTIRE foot must ALL the way out of the box. Any part of the foot on line and he is legal. Unless he steps on the plate or all the way in front of plate give the batter the benifit of doubt.

If it does happens be ready when the coach comes out. Say he stepped ALL THE WAY in front of the plate. The batter did it, not you. There's no where to go from there.

[hbkdfw]

Please don't use "Blues" when you mean umpires. Especially since you allegedly are one. You should talk professionally if you expect people to take you seriously in our business.

[goalieguy41]

as you can see he stepped in front of the plate....out

[hickeyd13]

when you swing tin, why the F are you bunting? dummy.

[prussboy1]

His feet may have been out just b4 the bat made contact w/ the ball....close though...

[critter2]

well more idiots on youtube. just beacuse you dont see the box of the line dosent mean the umpire cant.

fucking idiot. also he could have the size remember of the box.

[baseballfuse14]

wait what happened did he call a foul ball strike 3 bunt on the kid

[calikid10101]

dont look at the butt at the beggining

[lolkid22]

fat butt ump!

[slpcoach]

Good call from the angle we have. Batter can't take that many steps and still be in the box. However, mechanics should have been louder and more definitive. Hustle out from behind the catcher, yelling, "TIME! TIME! BATTER'S OUT! HE WAS OUT OF THE BOX!" But then, from the looks of that umpire, he doesn't hustle much anymore. Too bad. He made the right call, but lack of hustle, poor mechanics, and poor physical condition hampers his credibility.

[edawg02e]

hes out...look how far up he is...hes out of the box

[ScareTax]

my sister plays softball and they hit the ball while already running to first amd its perfectly legal

[critter2]

In state you have to be in the box to hit the ball he was not in the box to hit the ball.

he is out. good call from umpire.

[funkyfrg101]

your stupid we know the rule, you cant even tell if he was in the box or not, i was there and he was in the box, the ump sucks

[critter2]

the box for the batter is not that close to the damn plate.

"your stupid we know the rule" i was there" If you were there. you would of notice that

your been wrong. dont try to act like your better.

[baseballfreak6454]

that is softball, this is baseball. get the difference?

[Kartkid024]

I've seen slap bunting a lot in Softball. Usually It just looks like they are running out of the box. But when they actually make contact with the ball both feet are in the box. But I do know what your talking about.

[mark1954mark]

Fed rules 7-3-1c batter can leave when attempting a drag bunt

[milwaukeejt]

Wrong rule, mark1954mark. 7-3-1 covers delaying the game by leaving the batters box. (c) is one of the exceptions where, if the batter misses or pulls the bat back, he is not penalized for delay. If he makes CONTACT 7-3-2 applies: "A batter shall not hit the ball fair or foul while either foot is touching the ground completely outside the lines of the batter's box or touching home plate." Penalty: the ball becomes dead immediately and the batter is out. Notice that there are no exceptions.

[brandonbb13]

lol lose some weight

[KapnKoolio]

He looked way out of the box to me. He front foot was practically in front of the plate.

[funkyfrg101]

that ump is terrible

[scottsgrove]

What a fat bastard!

[rayfactor1236]

Quit crying, THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL. Blue was right.

[jermoply]

bad call

[chuckfan1]

and your basing this on?

[mae2759]

what was the call?

[roettger013]

The call was the batter was outside the box when he made contact with the ball. Batter was called out.

[KC8YOQ]

Call was WRONG feet on the lines is NOT out of the box!

[chuckfan1]

True feet ON the lines is not out of the box. But there is no way from this video you can tell that his feet were on the line. But, from this view it looks like the umpire had cause to make this call. Since he had the best view, he gets the benefit.

[KC8YOQ]

i agree with you! BUT doesnt the BATTER get the benefit?

[chuckfan1]

I see what your saying, expecially on a call not seen often. Should the ump ignore it? As for a "benefit", no one gets the benefit,that would be unfairly officiating for one team. For me I have to CLEARLY see the batters foot outside the box, on the ground when making contact. I would absolutely call it. On the video it looks like the batters foot was out there. Since this umpire was right there, we should give HIM the benefit. A tough call not seen often, doesnt mean it was the wrong call.

[kferg27]

@roettger013

you can see he was way out of the box when he touched it.... i am not saying i can see the lines because i can't but it looks like he started mid box and took a nice step forward as he touched it.

[crimetoad]

watch some baseball sometime mae...you might figure it out someday!

[CAScreaminDude]

That could very well have been the correct call, but this umpire doesn't sell it. Umpire needs to show hustle and solid mechanics, rather than casually walking out and gradually bringing arms semi-up.

[crimetoad]

Im curious on where you think the umpire has to hustle to? The play was right in front of him ...he doesnt have to go anywhere! Kid was clearly out of the box and was a great call.

[CAScreaminDude]

He needs to hustle to where he ended up. He went to the right place, sure, but he shows signs of laziness by walking there, and giving his mechanics during said walk. He doesn't HAVE TO, sure, but good umpires show hustle.

[crimetoad]

I think i know what you mean. Youre talking about the actual signaling of the call right? He really doesnt even have to move in front of the plate, but can be louder and more agressive with the call i agree.

[CAScreaminDude]

Exactly.

[crimetoad]

sorry i misunderstood...but ill give him the benefit of the doubt since he is quite a large guy.