Well, Tom gets the trophy for seeing the play as I envisioned it and making the "right" call.
A NOTE ABOUT Umpire's Nightmares
Umpire's Nightmare's are ficticious situations that I cook up in my addled barin from time to time when the board gets slow. They are game situations which could happen in a game but probably won't.
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They are complicated situations and generally involve a number of red herrings
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like the batter backing up and one nugget
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which allows one to unravel the play. Their intent is to make you think about softball during the off season, maybe crack open a book or two and to spark some discussion.
CAVEAT The "correct" answers to the UNs are based on my interpretation of the rules, and since I
AM NOT a certified rules guru, my interpretations have occasionally been wrong in the past, but hey. I like learning too.
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Anyway, I hope you enjoy them.
SamC