Saw this on YouTube. McKinney girls softball vs. Wylie in Texas. If you type in McKinney vs. Wylie girls softball it will come up. Not sure how to add it as a link. Guess I need a tutorial.
It's the bottom of the last inning. Two outs and bases are loaded. Wylie is at bat and losing 6-4. It's the district championship game. Ground ball is hit to short. She tosses the ball to second baseman who clearly beats the runner to the bag. If you pause it several times as the ball is on its way to the second basemen, you have to really look close and hard because the ball is a bit difficult to see, it appears to beat the runner as well. It was bang bang but I thought the runner was out as well.
Mckinney goes into a wild celebration thinking they game is over. The Wylie coaches realize the umpire did not call the runner out at second and three runners scurry home giving Wylie the win and the championship.
Not that it matters for anything other then the girls who had their hearts crushed by a dubious call. But If anyone is interested take look at the video and tell me what you think. Just thought it was something a bit offbeat to take a look at and get some opinions on it.
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He signals out. This is crazy.
Not sure I see the issue
a fist punch is "out" or a thumb over the shoulder....one hand is involved....
with "safe", both arms in the same movement outstretched away from the body, no matter how high.
whatever the movement was in this video, it certainly, without a doubt on Gods green earth, wasn't "out"
I can't see how you can tell.
could be a tie, I can't really see the base.
I still don't see how she was there way before the runner. The girl at 2nd could also be reacting to the reaction of the other team, so to say she knew she was out is just a guess.
definitely not "clearly" either way. The base is also 15" wide. Not enough evidence to overturn the call, plus the other team had every opportunity to get the other outs.
Then you're like the team that stopped playing. Learn the game. Had this been a regular season game this fiasco likely wouldn't have happened. The team stopped playing. You have to keep your head. Did anybody look at the umpire in the frame besides the one fella in the stands extending his arms? Nobody reacted to the ump. Nobody.
The ump had other ideas? He made a call. It was a close play. We can't tell if the 2nd baseman was off the bag. Nobody watched the umpire. I coached 11/12 ry olds for 11 years. You watch the ump. Last play of a championship, play to 1st base and my team didn't jump for joy until the ump makes the call. A spark can cause a forest fire. If it's in your favor, take advantage and if it's not, keep your head and put out the spark.
That team not only stopped playing but was lost on how to cover home plate. Two girls went after the ball and nobody covered home. The players just watched. They weren't celebrating, they just watched. That's not the ump, it's the players. It's a choke.
Ump blew the call
Team blew the game
Life lesson hopefully learned
- Girls blew the aftermath
- Parents sue to overturn the loss
- Opposing parents sue to invalidate the previous ruling
- Story gets featured on Dateline, 20/20 and Unsolved Mysteries
- Kim Khardashian throws out the first pitch next time the two teams play
I'm just amazed some just blame the ump. A player on the mound grabs the ball and throws the ball to home plate with nobody there rather than just run to home plate so nobody else scores. Then, she just stands there. One player retrieves the ball and the catcher, who was aware enough to grab her mitt charges towards home plate. Rather than stop at home plate for the toss she runs right past home plate. So two players are behind home plate, one is standing on the mound and majority are just watching.
What a mess.
- Girls blew the aftermath
- Parents sue to overturn the loss
- Opposing parents sue to invalidate the previous ruling
- Story gets featured on Dateline, 20/20 and Unsolved Mysteries
- Kim Khardashian throws out the first pitch next time the two teams play
You forgot the second baseman suing the umpire for emotional distress after she got trashed on Facebook for celebrating early.
- Girls blew the aftermath
- Parents sue to overturn the loss
- Opposing parents sue to invalidate the previous ruling
- Story gets featured on Dateline, 20/20 and Unsolved Mysteries
- Kim Khardashian throws out the first pitch next time the two teams play
Spot on except a few shrinks pass out free samples of Prozac, fill up their schedule with distraught ballplayers and the insurance pays for it.
Then the left fielder is the only one paying attention. She runs to cover third and another fielder throws the ball home with nobody covering it, so the left fielder runs all the way to the backstop to get the ball. But she can't even tag the runner going home out because the catcher is blocking her path, causing her to go around the catcher and she's barely late in getting to the runner at home. Looks like she might have been able to get her if the catcher wasn't just standing there. Just wacky.
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- Ump blew the game
- Girls blew the aftermath
- Parents sue to overturn the loss
- Opposing parents sue to invalidate the previous ruling
- Story gets featured on Dateline, 20/20 and Unsolved Mysteries
- Kim Khardashian throws out the first pitch next time the two teams play
You forgot the second baseman suing the umpire for emotional distress after she got trashed on Facebook for celebrating early.
The ump may or may not have blown the call. You can't tell. Regardless, the team in the field blew the game by allowing all 3 baserunners to score. They put Chuck Knoblauch to shame. The C/P had the worst brain fart by both going for the ball and neither covering the plate. Then even when the ball is retrieved, they didn't go after the runner with any sense of urgency.
Like I said before there was so much confusion that ensued I don't think most of the McKinney girls first, knew what was going on. And secondly, when they started to figure it out it was too late and even then most of them still looked confused as to what was happening.
For one thing both of the runners shins and feet were tucked behind here hamstrings as she slide. They didn't come forward until she went into her slideand did not come forward immediately as she was sliding. Once she extended her legs to touch the bag the second baseman had already caught the ball.
Secondly, as the runner engaged the bag she was right on top of where the fielder was as she was holding her hands up in celebration before she left the bag.
Third, the umpire clearly hesitates and doesn't immediatley make the call as the fielder starts her celebration. I know I know, play to the whistle, the last second, the final out call. The kids blew it but that umpire really blew it. Plus he was in very bad position to make that call.
An instant replay in football doesn't appear close if magnified. The kids blew it not the ump.