Forum: Softball
Fri Sep 05, 2008, 03:31am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,581
Weak partner
First of all, why are they weak? Are they a brand new umpire - a newbie who is very teachable and soaks things up like a sponge? Or are they a broken down horse -- a 30 year veteran who hit their...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Aug 27, 2008, 02:53am
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,168
Jokes
I work for an assigner who had picked up a roster of umpires from another assigner. Went to camp w/ the "inherited" folks and they all wanted to know what the new assigner was like, what her pet...
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Forum: Softball
Sat Aug 23, 2008, 06:03am
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,833
HS fall ball
In our 2nd week of HS ball -- started Aug 15 and runs thru last week in October
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Forum: Softball
Sun Jul 13, 2008, 12:17am
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,950
Foul tip
There is every reason in the world to give a foul tip signal on a caught ball -- especially if you have base runners stealing or just off base when it occurs. A foul tip imposes no tag up...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jul 09, 2008, 11:30am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,345
Angry coach ruling
Actually, it makes all the differerence in the world as to whether the pitch is a strike or a ball:
1) If a strike, then you have a batter-runner who is awarded !B and they must fulfill their...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jul 08, 2008, 08:56pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,345
Walk off ruling
Dead ball -- BR is awarded first base (if pitch is a strike -- called or swinging), runner on third is awarded home. Unless bases not touched (and a proper appeal) then game over.
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Forum: Softball
Sun Jun 29, 2008, 07:39pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,585
Where is this in the umpire manual?
Wanted to get your opinion on these mechanics --
14 U -- got called to work some organization on Sunday morning I've never worked for
I'm on the plate and as I'm starting the game I glance down...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Jun 16, 2008, 10:18pm
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Replies: 67
Views: 5,092
National Anthem
I have had this happen to me before -- in fact a couple of times -- on complexes where they had a 2 story house surrounded by 4 softball fields
On many of these complexes the PA system is not set...
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Forum: Softball
Sat Jun 14, 2008, 09:33am
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,849
2 pitches -- 3 outs
How about ITB -- then out for runner leaving base early (no pitch!) and then 2 first pitch ground outs or fly balls?
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Forum: Softball
Tue May 27, 2008, 10:30pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,868
Burma Shave
Ironic you guys should mention this
Tonight I was on the way to a game in the little town of Social Circle, Georgia. Just before entering the Social Circle city limits there was a old-timey set...
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Forum: Softball
Thu May 15, 2008, 03:10am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,397
Slap hitting!!
10 U FP --
Can tell it's gonna be bad while walking on the field -- home team has barely graduated from coach pitch, the other team has a handful of travel ball dropouts
Visitors' first 3...
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Forum: Softball
Wed May 07, 2008, 09:38am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,785
This play
I had this exact play earlier this year in exactly the same situation except it was only the runner from first to second who failed to advance properly. I called the runner out (without waiting for...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Apr 30, 2008, 12:25pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,848
Passed runner question
I have a different way of looking at this question of whether or not a runner has passed another
If I understand this correctly, we have a "front" runner who has retreated toward 3rd, which is now...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Feb 28, 2008, 12:38pm
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,543
Conduct
Folks -- I'm not talking about Fed ball, college ball or even well run rec ball -- hell, that's the easiest ball to call because you do have outside controls and sanctions available to restrain...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Feb 28, 2008, 10:10am
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,543
Conduct
Well, this is gonna be my last word on this -- but my wife is a school teacher and I am a parent w/ 3 kids who have all played ball growing up. I believe I have a pretty good feel for what parents...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Feb 28, 2008, 04:27am
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,543
Fan ejections
Well, I've got a couple of examples that led to the same bottom line:
14U game -- one team has blown a 7 run lead in the top of the 5th and time is running out -- after the 5th error of the inning...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Feb 28, 2008, 03:45am
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Replies: 8
Views: 984
Dugout question
This brings up an interesting point about underage kids in question.
In a 12U rec ball game late last season, a rather young looking female coach came to the home plate meeting. Coach "Suzy"...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Feb 13, 2008, 08:14pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,695
Look back rule
I agree that the ASA rule book could certainly be more explanatory. I know it's a different rule set, but for a much superior, EXPLANATORY version of the Look back rule, look at the rule #12.21...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Feb 04, 2008, 07:18am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,448
Metal cleats
I can think of one issue that is a big problem here in the South -- and it is the same problem we face w/ pitching.
Fast pitch in the South is only one generation old -- our game down here is not...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Dec 05, 2007, 09:16pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,869
New ASA mechanic
Here another .02 worth --
1. The higher level ball, I absolutely like the NCAA mechanic
2. Low level ball, including 10-16 rec ball -- I won't use it unless I get an inning or two worth of...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Nov 26, 2007, 01:16am
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,274
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Forum: Softball
Fri Oct 19, 2007, 12:59pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,428
Cusic tourney
Neither the phone # nor the 2 web addresses listed above for this event seem to be working -- Lee County's website appears to be some dead end tourist web page
Anyone got better info on how to...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Sep 18, 2007, 11:25am
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,337
Senior officials
Being a senior official working with a younger (less experienced) person can be very rewarding and fun, if you approach it with the right attitude -- and the younger person does also. One of your...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Aug 08, 2007, 06:06am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,211
Let's follow this thru to the absurb
After...
Let's follow this thru to the absurb
After the #9 batter bats, the FLEX comes up and bats and completes her turn at bat as an illegal offensive sub for #1.
At that point, I've got #1 out of the...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Aug 07, 2007, 10:34am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,211
Clarification of above
To clarify my initial scenario -- the #1 hitter is not the DP -- that would be too easy
My main question is -- since we have an offensive sub for the #1 hitter, albeit an illegal one, does the #1...
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