Stepping on plate an out ?? (LL)

[Rich]

Originally Posted by sargee7

"In umpiring as in everything else, you get what you pay for."

Please explain.

Or to quote Mr. Spock when he mind-melded with the Horta:

"Pain! Pain!"

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by DesertBlue

Ace is correct in his views. I started out in LL and right now i am paid almost year round to umpire games. When LL All-Stars rolls I volunteer some of my time returning to LL for what they try to do for boys and girls despite the parents.
This may also be the last year I volunteer as the quality of the higher ups in LL umpires really sucks.
They wear their patches proudly yet do not have a clue as to what they are doing. In a state game last night one member of the crew I am part of went into the visitors dugout during a rain delay and removed a dozen bats. I asked him why, as the equipment was already checked by my partner, HS official, and he said they were the wrong size. He pulled all but the 2 5/8 bats. I quickly let him know every bat he pulled was legal according to LL rules.

Bat diamater depends on the level in LL.

Majors and below: Max 2 1/4" - No Drop Limit

Junior League: Max 2 3/4" - No Drop Limit

Senior and Big League: Wood Max 2 3/4", Non-wood 2 5/8" - Non-wood Drop Limit -3

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

Or to quote Mr. Spock when he mind-melded with the Horta:

"Pain! Pain!"

Now, you just don't see enough internet posts about the Horta. Looked like a big turd, but moved through rock like a hot knife through butter. What was its body temperature, 2000 degrees or something?

Oh, sorry, didn't mean to geek-hijack the thread!

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by mbyron

The only way the umpire could be right here would be if the batter ran into the batted ball. In baseball, stepping on the plate after a batted ball is nothing - I know little about LL, but I can't imagine it's any different on this point.

In LL umpiring as in everything else, you get what you pay for.

Oh my, how that statement makes you look like a fool.

Many LL umps are also "for fee" umps. I have worked with very good LL umps.

Seriously, you ought to consider editing thsi post of yours, it really makes you look clownish.

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by peterN

Was at a Little League game the other day, and the Plate Umpire called a kid out for stepping on home plate after bunting the ball. The kid did stay in the box until the ball was hit, but stepped on the plate on his way to first.

I'm a dad, not an official, and tried to track this down in the Little League rule book a few years ago, and after the play the other night, I revisited the rule book (again) to no avail in my search for this as a reason to pit the runner out.
Is this an out for some reason that I am missing?

Thanx in advance for answers - peterN

No, Pete especially since he struck the ball then touched the plate. Sorry about the lack of direct responses to your question.