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Little League Slide Rule
At what point does a player in Little League have to slide into a base? Does a fielder have to possess the ball?
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He NEVER has to slide. 7.08 -- Any runner is out when -(a)(3) the runner does not slide or attempt to get around a fielder who has the ball and is waiting to make the tag; |
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Try this: http://eteamz.active.com/baseball/boards/obrrules/ AKA Little League Umpire.howcome |
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Tim. |
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No, just nostalgic. This forum, before your arrival, was started as place where non-LL umpires could gather and discuss issues relevant to them. Some of us were specifically recruited to come here from other sites with that promise. Ahhhhh. The good ol' days. |
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Ahhh, yes, the site for "real umpires." Was this to be exclusive of just LL umpires, or all youth league umpires? Tim. |
Unfortunately for your grand plans, there are far more youth league umpires than HS, NCAA, and pro umpires combined. You should have realized that eventually the tide would turn.
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I find it interesting that LL uses "slide or attempt to get around", instead of "slide or avoid contact". In theory could a LLer make contact with a fielder with the ball as long as he was "attempting" to get around said fielder?
The rule is obviously there for safety reasons. I think it should say "a fielder in possession of the ball or awaiting an impending play". As long as it isn't malicious, a LLer can make contact as long as the ball is not in the glove of the fielder. |
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I think it's important to welcome any and all umpires
I'm not the best, but in 30+ years, I've done everything from Li'l Squirts to a summer, college/20-something/ex-pro league.
I do think that some of us can get a little uppity with newbies or ones who have LL questions. Can't we all live together? Ace |
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Yes, he could make contact while going around. But, if the runner starts to go around and the fielder moves into his path and "causes" the contact you don't want the onus on the runner - do you? Do you want to require runners to give up? |
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