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Originally Posted by 3afan
As an official, why am I even asked what the definition is (for example) for a passed ball? UGH.
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Just another way they force you to read the rule book, I suppose.
Come to think of it, maybe they want the officials to know what they're talking about when explaining a rule to a coach.
Coach: "Why wasn't that interference on the first baseman, Blue? She set up on the orange bag and prevented my runner from running through!"
Plate Umpire: "Well, first off, it wouldn't be interference; it would be obstruction."
Coach: "Yeah, whatever."
Plate Umpire: "But on a wild pitch on the third strike, the first baseman and the batter-runner are allowed to use either bag."
Coach: "Well, that wasn't a wild pitch; that was a passed ball."
Plate Umpire: "Yeah, whatever."