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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Imagine this scenario without the defense paying attention...
Game ending base-on-balls, the offense comes out to celebrate, the defense leaves dejected. BR mingles with her team. They line up at 1st and 3rd to shake hands, and proceed across the diamond, shaking hands with their opponents. Offense mingles a little longer, does some cheer or huddle or "Great Job Girls", and proceeds to the dugout.
"YOU'RE OUT!!! Bring 'em back onto the field!"
I don't think so. Can you imagine getting future assignments after that? I can't. This is what some refer to as "picking nits (or boogers)". 99.99% of the time, we're leaving this one alone.
Usually it's rather obvious when the defense is paying attention and waiting for the BR to enter the dugout, but if it's not, and they are, we have to call this out. WE should ALWAYS be paying attention.
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Sort of a reverse situation, but I have seen what looked like a bottom-7th, home team losing, 2-out, nobody on, game-ending third strike where the defense left the field celebrating and the BR calmly walked to 1B (weaving her way through the defensive team as they streamed across the baseline on the way to the dugout) because nobody noticed that the blue had indicated (by lack of ringing her up and remaining in an attentive stance) that it was a non-caught 3K. He directed the defensive team back to the field and continued play.