just pondering

[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by Boone

I think its crappy because that player should be going all out for that steal. If he lets up that his biz and yeah for the defense for gunning him out.

And BTW. The PU calling ball 4, requesting help and being reversed is not a "mistake"

Well we each have our own opinions on this so let's just stick with the rules then.

You may rule the way you think in a game played by OBR rules but NOT HS using FED rules.

I personally think it's a good rule. Sometimes the player doesn't slow down on his /her own but the third base coach will yell out it's ball 4 or why make a kid slide if they don't have to.

Players REACT to an umpires call and I guess we get mixed up in nomenclature, but even if you call it a "mistake" the bottom line is that the call Was REVERSED from Ball 4 to Strike 3 and in FED, we don't penalize either the offense or defense for an umpire's reversal.

This thread is why IMO the BU should simply mimic the PU's call (on this type of play) as it avoids a potential mess.

Pete Booth