Live Thread: Michigan Softball vs. Alabama, WCWS - 6:00pm CDT, ESPN2

Submitted by Wolverine In Iowa on

2-0 against 'Bama early in the season.  Let's Go Blue!!!!

PB-J Time

May 28th, 2015 at 10:08 PM ^

So hopefully that doesn't become a big deal but a question for those who played...how does the umpire overrule the 1st base official who was in a better position to make the call?



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freejs

May 28th, 2015 at 10:16 PM ^

then you have to be a bunch of jackasses who can't communicate. 

Basically, you have to be very, very stupid people. 

I've umped hundreds of softball games and been in plenty of ump conferences. The question is always: "WHO HAD THE BEST LOOK AT THE PLAY?"

It's that simple. 

Shame on the home plate umpire who - as the ball was dead on the line - clearly had a flawed look at the ball, and shame on the ump who was right fucking there for not saying, "hey, I was right fucking there, that's the call."

Except the ump on the line was probably staring into the distance and therefore had no confidence in the call. 

The Man Down T…

May 28th, 2015 at 10:09 PM ^

It's beating the loudest of the loudmouths from the SEC, Alabama.  I so despise Alabama.  I have so many fair weather Alabama fans on my facebook wall and all I hear is how freaking good they are.  As that picture says, they can't spell GED by by Gawd they have a bunch of football titles!

freejs

May 28th, 2015 at 10:12 PM ^

Ball was dead on the line. I'd send an umpire the fuck home after the final out for a call like that. Ump was RIGHT THERE looking at the damn thing. 

It is mindboggling to me how bad the umps are in college softball. 

This is not an exaggeration: the quality of umpiring in MY FUCKING BEER LEAGUE SOFTBALL LEAGUE is way, way better than what you've got here. How is this fucking possible? 

Wolvie3758

May 28th, 2015 at 10:14 PM ^

a run..runner on 2nd with no outs? changed the ENTIRE Complextion of that inning...It better not matter...

UNCWolverine

May 28th, 2015 at 10:21 PM ^

wow, another tom izzo "look at me" moment for the Alabama coach. You're down 5-0 with one out left in the game and you just had to come out and make a pinch hitting change. fuck this guy.