My daughter plays on a 10U softball team (Ohio Hawks). This weekend we were in Columbus for a tournament. I always preach no arguing with umpires but I ran into the worst umpire I have ever seen.
1. Runner on second. pitcher had the ball on the mound. Runner steps off base makes a move to third then returns to second. Runner should be out. No call.
2. Drop third strike, thow to first gets the runner out. Runner on third heads for home. Throw to home. Catcher standing in front and on the first base side waiting for the throw. Runner make no attempt to slide, no attempt to step on base, drops shoulder and runs over catcher. Umpure calls safe. Catcher laying on the ground crying and bleeding. No dead ball call. two more runs score
3. Hitter drops a great bunt and heads for first. Catcher makes a throw to first. First base has to come off the bag to catch the short throw. She bobbles the catch. As the runner passes she gets the ball and makes an attempt to tag the runner but she is already past. Outfeild ump calls safe. The ump behind the plates comes out and over rules the other ump and calls her out.
4. Umpire now in the outfeild did not know the count. She attempts to get the count from the ump behind the plate. She walks into the infeild as the pitch is thrown ball is hit deep to left and our out fielder makes an ESPN catch. She calls no pitch since she didnt know the count.
We had to endure threee games with this moron.
I had to leave......
1. Runner on second. pitcher had the ball on the mound. Runner steps off base makes a move to third then returns to second. Runner should be out. No call.
2. Drop third strike, thow to first gets the runner out. Runner on third heads for home. Throw to home. Catcher standing in front and on the first base side waiting for the throw. Runner make no attempt to slide, no attempt to step on base, drops shoulder and runs over catcher. Umpure calls safe. Catcher laying on the ground crying and bleeding. No dead ball call. two more runs score
3. Hitter drops a great bunt and heads for first. Catcher makes a throw to first. First base has to come off the bag to catch the short throw. She bobbles the catch. As the runner passes she gets the ball and makes an attempt to tag the runner but she is already past. Outfeild ump calls safe. The ump behind the plates comes out and over rules the other ump and calls her out.
4. Umpire now in the outfeild did not know the count. She attempts to get the count from the ump behind the plate. She walks into the infeild as the pitch is thrown ball is hit deep to left and our out fielder makes an ESPN catch. She calls no pitch since she didnt know the count.
We had to endure threee games with this moron.
I had to leave......
