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Originally Posted by tcblue13
Why is it wrong to give the runner the responsibility to stay put?
It is a live ball game in the sense that the runners are locked to a base with the liability to be put out if they fail to maintain contact with the base while F1 has the ball in the circle. Why is that a problem? If the D messes up and doesn't get the ball in the circle or F1 makes a play on a runner, another runner can advance. If the O messes up on the LBR they have earned an out. Why is that a problem?
There is nothing cheap about it. The batter is out if she contacts the ball ouside the batter's box. The runner is out if she leaves the base. You just have to stay in the rules defined perameters of your responsibility. Why is that a problem?
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Luckily for me ASA says I can call time, so no problem.
OHHHHH
another thing I do.... this one will really chap the hides of the purists im sure..
If they are using a Courtesy Runner.. I dont wait for the C/R to get all the way to the base and do a little "tap in" to change spots.. I tell the runner "you can come off go on in" .. then they typically will do their little hand slap about at the pitchers circle.. as opposed to waiting the extra time for the C/R to get all the way to the base then the former runner to get all the way into the dug out..
They meet half way! Theres 20 seconds saved! woot.
I suppose that if I did like the lonely boredome of sitting around perpetually waiting on players, I would do more baseball than I do.
I am impressed at your etternal vigilance of waiting and waiting, hour after hour, inning after inning, game after game, for the off chance that a pitcher might try to pick off a runner that is not allowed to leave the bag.
thats heart man, good on you.