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.
They are complicated situations and generally involve a number of red herrings
like the batter backing up and one nugget
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.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy them.
SamC