[greymule]

Around here, all but tournament and playoff games are one-man affairs, and there are many plays you simply don't see. Last weekend, men's modified, force play at 2B. I see F4 scoop the ball in time and he's on the base. But he was off balance and fell toward 3B. Meanwhile, F1 moves just to the left of the play, so what I see is F4 scoop the ball, fall "behind" the pitcher, and reappear a half second later with the ball in his glove. Everybody in the park saw F4 juggle the ball but one person, and we know who that was.

I told the offensive coach that I didn't doubt for a moment that F4 juggled the ball, but I didn't see it and couldn't call what I didn't see. The coach was a long-time ballplayer and didn't make much noise about it.

Checked swings, balls off the batter's foot, swipe tags, infielders actually touching 2B or not, tag ups, runners leaving too soon, obstruction in one place when the play is someplace else—all these calls and more are potential pitfalls of the one-man system.