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Forum: Softball Wed Mar 06, 2024, 07:02pm
Replies: 2
Views: 425
Posted By Manny A
Well, this out of the "Code of Ethics for...

Well, this out of the "Code of Ethics for Umpires" section in the Umpire Manual might cover it:



I would say any unsolicited reaction by an umpire towards a player would fall into the category...
Forum: Softball Wed Mar 06, 2024, 03:21pm
Replies: 2
Views: 185
Posted By Manny A
Good to hear! I'm in the middle of transitioning...

Good to hear! I'm in the middle of transitioning from Northern Virginia back to my home in Mt Pleasant, SC, so I've taken myself off the umpiring list this spring. No college, no high school. Hoping...
Forum: Softball Wed Mar 06, 2024, 11:08am
Replies: 2
Views: 185
Posted By Manny A
Just Checking

Wonder if anyone still uses this forum. I last visited July 19, 2023; not sure why... :rolleyes:

I still recognize a few names but don't know who you are in the Facebook groups (if you even...
Forum: Softball Wed Jul 14, 2021, 02:36pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,175
Posted By Manny A
I'm fairly certain that even before the NCAA...

I'm fairly certain that even before the NCAA changed the LBE violation from an immediate No Pitch like it is in NFHS, USA Softball, etc., to a delayed dead ball, a case play existed where more than...
Forum: Softball Wed Jul 14, 2021, 02:28pm
Replies: 2
Views: 509
Posted By Manny A
I will let the coach know that I saw everything I...

I will let the coach know that I saw everything I needed to see to make a call, and I don't need any help from my partner.

As a side, I get irritated when a partner makes a call, then comes to me...
Forum: Softball Wed Jun 16, 2021, 01:23pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,175
Posted By Manny A
The only organization I know where multiple...

The only organization I know where multiple runners may be ruled out for leaving their bases early is NCAA. That's because unlike any other sanction, an LBE violation is a delayed dead ball at the...
Forum: Softball Wed Jun 16, 2021, 01:19pm
Replies: 6
Views: 825
Posted By Manny A
Most, if not all, state high school leagues have...

Most, if not all, state high school leagues have a handbook that covers down on policies and procedures regarding all of their sports and other activities. In it, there's usually a section about...
Forum: Softball Mon Nov 09, 2020, 08:26am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
Posted By Manny A
I'm having a hard time envisioning your play. Did...

I'm having a hard time envisioning your play. Did F6 actually step on second base? If so, how the heck does her throw to F3 hit the retired R1 who steps towards the middle of the infield? That would...
Forum: Softball Thu Oct 08, 2020, 01:12pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
Posted By Manny A
I've played and watched both baseball and...

I've played and watched both baseball and softball for a lot of years, and it is very rare that a runner doesn't slide into second base on the front end of the DP. It's also very rare that a runner...
Forum: Softball Wed Oct 07, 2020, 02:36pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
Posted By Manny A
I agree that not every time that a retired runner...

I agree that not every time that a retired runner is hit by a thrown ball, it is interference. A runner who just scored is heading to the dugout, and the ball is thrown over F1's head in the circle...
Forum: Softball Wed Oct 07, 2020, 12:00pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
Posted By Manny A
I was merely providing an example to counter the...

I was merely providing an example to counter the statement by robbie that it is never interference with a thrown ball unless there is intent. As I mentioned in my first post, NFHS no longer requires...
Forum: Softball Wed Oct 07, 2020, 08:19am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
Posted By Manny A
Runner at third, no outs. Fly ball to center. F8...

Runner at third, no outs. Fly ball to center. F8 makes the catch. Retired batter trots across the diamond to go into her dugout on the third-base side while F8 throws home to make a play on the...
Forum: Softball Tue Oct 06, 2020, 11:55am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
Posted By Manny A
Be careful here. NFHS removed the reference of...

Be careful here. NFHS removed the reference of "intentionally interferes" in rule 8-6-16c back in 2012. Now it just reads, "After being declared out or after scoring, a runner interferes with a...
Forum: Softball Fri Sep 25, 2020, 10:37am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,350
Posted By Manny A
Sorry for the late response, but I just saw this...

Sorry for the late response, but I just saw this post, and I have to agree with Crabby Bob that NFHS Rule 5 is problematic. Rule 8-5-6 is the prevailing rule, and makes NFHS no different than the...
Forum: Softball Fri Sep 25, 2020, 10:18am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,421
Posted By Manny A
I rarely work any tournaments in the summer other...

I rarely work any tournaments in the summer other than under USA Softball. And I typically receive $40 per game for those. The vast majority of those games are time-limited until we get to the...
Forum: Softball Wed Sep 09, 2020, 01:32pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,010
Posted By Manny A
COVID symptoms are so hard to discern from other...

COVID symptoms are so hard to discern from other ailments (the common cold, allergies, stomach bug, etc.), I really don't see anyone anywhere pushing for umpires to look for any evidence of infection...
Forum: Softball Mon Mar 23, 2020, 12:29pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,925
Posted By Manny A
Not sure when the video came out, but I have to...

Not sure when the video came out, but I have to say that at the 40-second mark you can see F3 is clearly in the BR's path without the ball as the BR is about 5 feet from the bag (the ball is just...
Forum: Softball Mon Mar 23, 2020, 12:01pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,402
Posted By Manny A
Definitely not a "true" NFHS Test question. ...

Definitely not a "true" NFHS Test question. Those I've taken have all entailed single choice answers, to include ones that would say, for example, "A and B are correct".

Perhaps this was a local...
Forum: Softball Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:15am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,426
Posted By Manny A
I still feel this should be treated as a...

I still feel this should be treated as a deflected batted ball that goes into DBT. The fielder never possessed it, it was still considered a batted ball since he/she never had it in his/her...
Forum: Softball Wed Mar 18, 2020, 01:59pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,426
Posted By Manny A
I was really just asking about the one-base award...

I was really just asking about the one-base award in general. I thought it was you, but looking back, it was CecilOne who said that a U-Trip UIC told him that the ruling was the same in both USSSA...
Forum: Softball Wed Mar 18, 2020, 11:14am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,426
Posted By Manny A
I don't know what the USSSA rule says for the...

I don't know what the USSSA rule says for the award, but NFHS says here that the award would be one base from the moment the ball enters that dead-ball area, not the moment the fielder lost...
Forum: Softball Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:58am
Replies: 69
Views: 8,423
Posted By Manny A
In my neck near Charleston, SC, we didn't get the...

In my neck near Charleston, SC, we didn't get the word that high school softball games were going to be postponed until just Sunday night (March 15). Then on Monday, the SCHSL met and decided to...
Forum: Softball Tue Jan 28, 2020, 05:27pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,188
Posted By Manny A
Apple Watch on College Base Coach...Keep Mum?

Last year while working as U3 in a D1 game, I noticed the third base coach in the coach's box had on an Apple Watch. I told her she couldn't wear it on the field, and she removed it and put it in...
Forum: Softball Tue Jan 28, 2020, 05:04pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,903
Posted By Manny A
Never could understand that notion. It's an...

Never could understand that notion. It's an approved mechanic.
Forum: Softball Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:58pm
Replies: 10
Views: 4,410
Posted By Manny A
Hmm, okay, never really noticed that. I just...

Hmm, okay, never really noticed that. I just take one test and I'm done.

I've heard some other umpires say that they have to take one test to do regular season ball, and another test to qualify...
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