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Our son plays in a Toledo Park and Rec. boys' 14U league sanctioned by the USSSA which uses OBR rules. And today I was flabergasted by what the base umpire told our son who was playing at first base.
With our opponent having a runner on first base, my son was straddling first base with his left foot in fair territory and his right foot in foul territory. Guess what the base umpire told him? If he wanted to straddle first base, he had to have both feet completely n fair territory and his right foot had to be in contact with the base. I guess that is the type of rules knowledge from an umpire who wears a powder blue hat on the bases.
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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Go Youngstown (Ohio) State University Penguins!
Member:
Trumbull County (Warren, Ohio) Basketball Officials Association
Wood County (Bowling Green, Ohio) Basketball Officials Association
Ohio Association of Basketball Officials
International Association of Approved Basketball Officials
Wood County (Bowling Green, Ohio) Umpires Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
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