Why? The BU has all plays on balls that stay in the infield, including a subsequent play at third base.

Wouldn't PBUC recommend the PU trailing up the FIRST base line and look for pulled tags and swipe feet and other such squirrels?

What I've learned this year from having the priviledge of speaking with four new MiLB umpires and one AA umpire who worked at PBUC is that what PBUC teaches and what PBUC writes are often two different things.

It would be nice if they were consistent, but from what I've seen, that would require annual, and at times, mid-season rewrites of the manual.

Currently, PBUC, on infield batted balls with R1 only, instructs that the PU has any play at third, on that rare occasion that R1 can run 180 feet on an infield batted ball. (He does NOT, however, have that same responsibility with R1/R3 as he would with a ball to the outfield.)

In the play that started this thread I have been told that primary, or first call responsibility belongs to BU but that PU can make a call absent one from BU.

In FED, a pop-up slide that contacts the fielder is INT, even if the ball has already been thrown.

Never worked FED. Worked for 24 years in an OBR state. OBR for high school, Legion, MSBL, and independent/amateur leagues. But now I have to learn FED since I've moved, so this thread is good for me.

It used to be under PBUC mechanics that the PU had the second play on the infield at third base. That I do know. Once the out at second occurred the PU would bust back for swipe/pulled duties on the first base line. I couldn't say if that's true today.

Even that was a big flip-flop. At first it was the recommended mechanics, with "advanced crews" allowed to let the BU take both ends. Now, it's the reverse.

I think.

Anyway, in my games, I come up the side of the mound and watch the slide at second. I can always take R1 to third if something strange happens.

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I can say conclusively that in 1997, the BU had the interference call at second in PBUC. The umpire was to see the whole play at second and not take his eyes off of the play at second until the middle infielder released the ball to first. In fact, at the UDP (PBUC) camp that year, it was stressed over and over by "Sarge" not to turn to first too quickly because you (the BU) will miss the interference at second.

The PU was to start up the third base line, and when there was an out at second...start back toward 1BL.

It was not until I came back to the college/high school that I became aware that others organizations give a contradictory instruction (allowing PU to call interference at second).

It shouldn't matter either way...if you have a good pre-game with your partner.

Okay, so I'm not wrong, I'm just getting old. :D

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What you describe is the red book mechanics, but the red book umpires do not have to call the FPSR. The CCA mechanic is for PU to go to 3B side of the mound to assist U1 if needed on a slide at 2b (ie FPSR violation) and then step toward 1B for a secondary responsibility on assistance on swipe tag or pulled foot. This is of course on batted balls to the infield, if the batted ball is near the line or in front of the plate, the PU must stay home to rule on Fair/Foul and to rule on possible running lane violation.

I know nothing of legion: I thought they used OBR. If so, why think FED's FPSR applies?

The game ended with just those 2 outs recorded? That's impressive. Sounds as if there are some game management issues -- could your partner have been right not to get involved in the mess? Can you think of how you might have handled the situation better?

I was also under the strong impression that Legion used OBR. I have been reviewing Legion rules recently for an upcoming tourney, and I don't recall any FPSR on the bases in there.

Right, and through my entire career I did not have to call the FPSR. It all makes sense now.

I believe this situation has been on-going for years with Legion. They do use OBR, but because most states use FED rules for high school ball, all they have are FED umpires for Legion ball. And I've heard that some Legion programs have mandated the FED book for their programs.

:eek: And then you get the states OR area's that use a mix of OBR and FED.We have two Districts that are side by side and one uses a mix of OBR,Fed and the other uses pure FED rules!!!!! Go figure and then try to remember which league you're doing before you make a call.