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[QUOTE]Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Of course, it is irrelevent. For as much as you told us, the player could have been set up inside the diamond a the TOP and this could have very much been a great, over-achieving play for this girl. Or for that matter, the player could have been set up 28' and the play could have consisted of a simple turn and grab. Remember, I'm only working with the information offered and the player's position in relation to the infield at the time of the play means nothing. The rule is based on THAT player's ability to make the play with ordinary effort. And the player must have been stationed in a position which would normally cover the infield area at the start of the pitch.
I agree and as said, the 30 feet was to emphasize the proximity. There was no "great, over-achieving play", but I guess I wasn't clear about describing it. I literally meant "turn and reach" to make the catch although there were a few backward steps involved. But we seem to disagree on whether the primary concern is if making the catch requires ordinary or extraordinary effort; or whether within the ordinary effort guideline the fielder would be in a position for an easy double play when the ball is not caught.
Well, you just as well open the window and jump out. See if you can catch your credibility on the way down.
Come on, lighten up a bit. Just a little needling, following where someone else inferred that some games need more attention to strict interpretation than others. It's kind of a joke, as intended.
I certainly hope you are not one of these umpires who believe slowpitch SOFTBALL is just a lazy, beer-bellied man's game. ... snip ...
Another tease, but the games are different.
... snip ... slowpitch discipline of SOFTBALL. Why, you ask? Because that is where the action is! There is absolutely no disputing that there is more action in the SP discipline of SOFTBALL than FP.
Depends on your definition of action.
in my games, if the player is out, they're called out. If not, they are called safe. Those are the only options.
Yeah, me too, but see above.
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