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Forum: Softball Fri May 25, 2018, 02:08pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,810
Posted By Colo Blue
Big Slick, your posts are excellent in explaining...

Big Slick, your posts are excellent in explaining the DP-Flex. I did not see this game, but the only thing I can guess is that the coach did not ask for the re-entry of S1 and somehow the player just...
Forum: Softball Fri Dec 08, 2017, 11:27am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,016
Posted By Colo Blue
Talking Wow, you guys use bigger bases down there. What...

Wow, you guys use bigger bases down there. What size balls do you use?
Forum: Softball Thu Dec 07, 2017, 02:59pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,016
Posted By Colo Blue
Some years ago, while I was umpiring, just not...

Some years ago, while I was umpiring, just not high school yet, I went to watch a high school game that a friend of mine was umpiring. In the late innings, a batter hit an extra base hit to score a...
Forum: Softball Thu Oct 26, 2017, 08:41am
Replies: 7
Views: 886
Posted By Colo Blue
I always pregame this with my partner. If they...

I always pregame this with my partner. If they get caught in foul territory, I will take the batter runner to second and beyond.
Forum: Softball Thu Oct 26, 2017, 08:35am
Replies: 1
Views: 751
Posted By Colo Blue
USSSA in Colorado requires you to check the bats...

USSSA in Colorado requires you to check the bats prior to every game. Make sure the bats have the USSSA thumbprint on the bat. If a batter is caught using an illegal bat, the batter is called out and...
Forum: Softball Fri Oct 06, 2017, 11:35am
Replies: 7
Views: 753
Posted By Colo Blue
Only question is: What did you do with the Flex...

Only question is: What did you do with the Flex when the DP re-entered?
Did she return to the Flex position, or leave the game?
Forum: Softball Thu Aug 24, 2017, 12:16pm
Replies: 8
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Views: 1,032
Posted By Colo Blue
No. Under NFHS rules you can put a temporary...

No. Under NFHS rules you can put a temporary runner in for the incapacitated batter. It would be the previous batter not on base. She would finish the running responsibilities until she scores or is...
Forum: Softball Thu Aug 17, 2017, 02:32pm
Replies: 26
Views: 4,389
Posted By Colo Blue
You will probably see a lot more illegal pitches...

You will probably see a lot more illegal pitches called with the penalty reduced to just a ball on the batter.
I think the tough change is calling a batter out if any part of their foot is outside...
Forum: Softball Tue Jul 18, 2017, 10:01am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,457
Posted By Colo Blue
Thumbs up That's funny! One of my fellow umpires asked the...

That's funny! One of my fellow umpires asked the same question, actually beat me to it. He got an nasty e-mail response basically telling him to shut up and not worry about it.
This player's was...
Forum: Softball Tue Jul 18, 2017, 08:17am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,457
Posted By Colo Blue
Last year during the high school season, I had...

Last year during the high school season, I had one high school where the head coach did present me at the pregame meeting with a doctor's letter stating that a player was wearing this piercing for...
Forum: Softball Thu Jul 13, 2017, 03:44pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,298
Posted By Colo Blue
What gets me is, the CCA manual and instructors...

What gets me is, the CCA manual and instructors tell you to set your head height no higher than the top of the strike zone, and your chin should be no lower than the top of the catcher's helmet. That...
Forum: Softball Mon Jun 26, 2017, 07:55am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,593
Posted By Colo Blue
How can you have obstruction? In the OP, the...

How can you have obstruction? In the OP, the fielder clearly had possession of the ball prior to the batter-runner arriving.
Forum: Softball Mon Jun 05, 2017, 08:30am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,609
Posted By Colo Blue
MT73: It is not in the rules but is accepted...

MT73:
It is not in the rules but is accepted practice.
Since you hear this over and over again perhaps this should have sunk in by now.
If you guys want to take crap from an assistant coach or a...
Forum: Softball Fri May 19, 2017, 12:46pm
Replies: 8
Views: 4,435
Posted By Colo Blue
Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: Softball Thu May 18, 2017, 02:35pm
Replies: 8
Views: 4,435
Posted By Colo Blue
Sorry for being ignorant, but what makes it...

Sorry for being ignorant, but what makes it illegal in JO?
If a bat meets the size and weight requirements, has the proper BPF, and the appropriate ASA or USSSA seals on them, what makes them...
Forum: Softball Fri May 12, 2017, 09:58am
Replies: 3
Views: 779
Posted By Colo Blue
Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: Softball Thu May 11, 2017, 02:25pm
Replies: 3
Views: 779
Posted By Colo Blue
ASA Slowpitch Balls

I don't work slowpitch anymore, but I was asked by a friend. What is the official ASA ball(s) for Coed Slowpitch? He told me a team showed up with some brand new 52 COR balls. I told him I have never...
Forum: Softball Wed May 10, 2017, 10:27am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,204
Posted By Colo Blue
The umpire was wrong to permit the pitcher that...

The umpire was wrong to permit the pitcher that was removed to return.

Under USSSA rules a pitcher must throw all four pitches for the intentional walk, they are not permitted to issue a verbal...
Forum: Softball Wed May 10, 2017, 09:55am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,204
Posted By Colo Blue
Under USSSA rules you are permitted three charged...

Under USSSA rules you are permitted three charged defensive conferences in a regular inning game. On the fourth conference a penalty is imposed. The penalty is removal of the current pitcher for the...
Forum: Softball Thu May 04, 2017, 02:19pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,057
Posted By Colo Blue
True. Consider the Nit Picked. :)

True. Consider the Nit Picked. :)
Forum: Softball Thu May 04, 2017, 08:40am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,057
Posted By Colo Blue
Once you call it a foul ball it must stay a foul...

Once you call it a foul ball it must stay a foul ball. You will have to eat crow and hopefully not have to eject a coach. You may have to be apologetic and give the coach a little latitude. This is...
Forum: Softball Thu Apr 13, 2017, 01:32pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,144
Posted By Colo Blue
I have the same plate shoes and had the same...

I have the same plate shoes and had the same thing happen to my left instep guard. I took them to a local Shoe Repair, and she reattached the guard.
She did a great job and it looks like new. A year...
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