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[Diamonds2011]

I was in an ITB at PGF Qualifier and requested a visit to the mound; I thought I could get an extra visit in ITB.

The umpire declined my request. If this happens again, can I call a protest and/or call timeout and request for the UIC, who at the time was umpiring a game.

How can the UIC rule on these types of issues when he's working? At a PGF event?

[Comp]

I was in an ITB at PGF Qualifier and requested a visit to the mound; I thought I could get an extra visit in ITB.

The umpire declined my request. If this happens again, can I call a protest and/or call timeout and request for the UIC, who at the time was umpiring a game.

How can the UIC rule on these types of issues when he's working? At a PGF event?

Protest the game immediately. It has to be ruled on prior to continuing play or you lose the right to protest. It is not your problem the UIC was working on another field, they will have to figure out how to rule on the protest once you have declared it.

[MTR]

I was in an ITB at PGF Qualifier and requested a visit to the mound; I thought I could get an extra visit in ITB.

The umpire declined my request. If this happens again, can I call a protest and/or call timeout and request for the UIC, who at the time was umpiring a game.

How can the UIC rule on these types of issues when he's working? At a PGF event?

Why did the umpire deny your visit?

[PDad]

I was in an ITB at PGF Qualifier and requested a visit to the mound; I thought I could get an extra visit in ITB.

The umpire declined my request. If this happens again, can I call a protest and/or call timeout and request for the UIC, who at the time was umpiring a game.

How can the UIC rule on these types of issues when he's working? At a PGF event?

Which inning was it and did you already have a charged conference that inning? Did they refuse to allow a conference or did they just say you'd have to change pitchers?

You only get one charged conference per inning after 7 innings. The number of charged conferences permitted is not cumulative (i.e. use them or lose them).

[eclipse09]

Does the conference per inning start after the 7th inning? Maybe the game was still in the 5th or 6th inning.

[eclipse09]

Does the conference per inning start after the 7th inning? Maybe the game was still in the 5th or 6th inning.

I was in an ITB at PGF Qualifier

My bad. I wasn't aware about the no time limits in PGF qualifiers. Nevermind

[PDad]

Does the conference per inning start after the 7th inning? Maybe the game was still in the 5th or 6th inning.

I was in an ITB at PGF Qualifier

My bad. I wasn't aware about the no time limits in PGF qualifiers. Nevermind

No need to apologize - there are time limits at some PGF qualifiers. We had a game at the SoCal qualifier that was stopped after 6 innings because of it. That's why I asked what inning it was...

[ajaywill]

Regardless of the inning or if you were in an ITB inning, the umpire should not have denied your request for a conference. If it is a conference that would be in excess of your three allowed in a game or one allowed in each extra inning, the umpire should inform you that if you choose to take the conference, you will need to replace the pitcher. It's then up to you as to whether or not to take the conference.

[Diamonds2011]

I was in an ITB at PGF Qualifier and requested a visit to the mound; I thought I could get an extra visit in ITB.

The umpire declined my request. If this happens again, can I call a protest and/or call timeout and request for the UIC, who at the time was umpiring a game.

How can the UIC rule on these types of issues when he's working? At a PGF event?

Protest the game immediately. It has to be ruled on prior to continuing play or you lose the right to protest. It is not your problem the UIC was working on another field, they will have to figure out how to rule on the protest once you have declared it.

This was my gut feeling but I didn't. Next time I will protest. If there ever is one. I feel it is pretty basic knowledge for an umpire to know this rule. It happens quite frequently in tournaments. PGF umps are expected to be the best there is. Lesson learned, thanks everyone for your input.

[Sparky Guy]

PGF umps are expected to be the best there is. Lesson learned, thanks everyone for your input.

Unfortunately, that is the case sometimes. The quality of the umpires is dependent upon the Assignor the TD uses. In the last two PGF events I was entered in the umpiring was spotty at best.