Umpiring call of the Century

Interesting call. This routine ground ball turns into a nightmare. The umpire changes his call several times, but finally gets it right.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• umpiring
• umpire
• bad
• call
• blue
• baseball
• play
• ball
• out
• safe
• softball

[vanparty]

Timing, Timing, Timing. Pause...Read...React. This umpire went directly to react, and then reacting again, and again, and again.

[CalinR]

this kinda looks like a arrested development episode...

[PianoGod505]

Did he record this with a calculator?

[slewshe]

lol this guy probably didnt know where the strengths were.. what a dumbass

[xXDaDream13Xx]

Retards real baseball u have togo with the first call..except on home runs

[Collinbebollin]

hahaha

[redverter]

@m23cush the reason i stick with my first call is cause i dont make a call the instant the play is made. Read vanparty's comment up above. pause, read, react. that means you wait until the play is over until deciding a call. this ump is not doing his job right. So yea...your compliment is valid. Just dont hate an ump for being alil cocky for doin his job right. Cause alot of umps don't. Good day to you.

[m23cush]

@redverter...really?? You always stick with your first call? I dont know how many times I've seen an umpire jump the gun and start to call a guy out and then in the process sees that the ball is no longer in the player's glove.....so obviously, he's safe. But YOU.....being the awesome no call changing umpire you are, will stick with the out call, huh? Good work!

[redverter]

@BoSoxnation1972 When I umpire, I always stick with my first call. Only time I will consult my partner is when he may have seen something I didn't....like a swipe tag or bobbled ball. Thats it. But it's up to the umpire making the call to decide for help. Learning to stick with your call 99.999% of the time will be an advantage to you, even if you think you made a bad call.

[BoSoxnation1972]

@redverter No, umpires can huddle with the other umpires if they aren't sure if they made the right call, and if another ump felt he had a better look at the play, they can reverse the call. However a home run is the only play that umpires can use video replay to review.

[redverter]

@BoSoxnation1972 on homerun plays are umpires only allowed to change their call.

[Chickenawsomeness]

@drumba5 he droped the ball so he can