A little help, gentlemen

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by jkumpire

Where do you live? What state are you in? What is the local rate for doing FED games?

Sounds like some of us can go make some $$$ where you are at.

The game was not played where I'm at. It was asked on a discussion board that I moderate.

That being said, there are officials who make the wrong call based on rule misinformation everywhere. So just ask around if you need to pick up some games.

Thanks for the replies, guys.

[mike1989]

first throw by any infielder or pitcher off rubber is 2 bases from time of pitch.Pitcher on rubber is one base .

[soundedlikeastrike]

1 out,R1. Flyball to right, R1 goes 1/2 way to 2nd, does not retag 1B.

F9 makes the catch sees R1 returning to 1B, he throws to F3 at 1B to try and double R1 off. The ball goes into DBT.

Brace yourselves: in USSSA Slow Pitch Softball the award is 2nd base, the base he must retag and one. I lost an appeal of this very play in a state tournament, I was a player. Now interestingly enough, same play with R1 tagging then being thrown behind, returning towards 1B when the ball goes out of play, is indeed awarded 3B.. Pretty bizarre if ya ask me, or several thousand other umpires.

Do you think we ever get the wrong call by Umpires that cross over and also do USSSSA baseball?

[bigda65]

SLAS,

That is hilarious,

I lost a bet with a guy over the same thing,
At the time was umpiring baseball, and was coaching my wifes womens softball team. And yes it was USSSA.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by mike1989

first throw by any infielder or pitcher off rubber is 2 bases from time of pitch.Pitcher on rubber is one base .

Well ... you're correct much of the time, just not all of the time. Read the other posts for the complete right answer.