Forum: Softball
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 07:40pm
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:37pm
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:32pm
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:29pm
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 11:56pm
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 10:01pm
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 09:35pm
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 09:02pm
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That coach should have been ejected and...
That coach should have been ejected and never--NEVER--let a coach cause you to doubt yourself.
( However It sounds as if you yourself felt that you had messed up when in fact you did the proper...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:57pm
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No debate.
In a 3 or 4 man crew the PU checks...
No debate.
In a 3 or 4 man crew the PU checks with whichever umpire has the best angle.
Which means with a Lefty it is the 3B umpire who usually gets the appeal.
But--in a two man rotation the BU...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:48pm
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Well it looks as if you guys do use OBR, with...
Well it looks as if you guys do use OBR, with just a tad of modifications.
HS rules are a whole other animal!!
In addition to Babe Ruth baseball I umpire HS softball but so many of our summer...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:24pm
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I took that part out to avoid being...
I took that part out to avoid being sarcastic--not fast enough it seems.
Youth leagues, such as Babe Ruth, Little League, Pony and others use modified OBR to allow for safety concerns and the...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:10pm
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The MLBUM manual says different.
Page...
The MLBUM manual says different.
Page 51--paragraph 71 under the heading of Check Swing Appeals---of the 2017 MLBUM:
"Under Official Baseball Rules the plate umpire has an obligation to ask for...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:04pm
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When I coached I would always tell my girls if...
When I coached I would always tell my girls if the uncaught 3rd strike was in or not in effect.
And with 2 outs and bases loaded I would remind my catcher to step on the plate if she failed to catch...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:00pm
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Since we are talking baseball-- in MLB-- OBR--...
Since we are talking baseball-- in MLB-- OBR-- the plate umpire must go for help on a checked swing request no matter in what position the BU was in.
But not so in NFHS ball-- the PU can ignore the...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 10:47am
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 10:39am
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"No she didn't-- Ball!"
Then I hear, "Blue--...
"No she didn't-- Ball!"
Then I hear, "Blue-- can you go for help"?
I step out, point at my partner and ask, "Did she go?"
He says "Yes she did"
I respond, "Strike 3--ball is down" ( As per Jim...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:39am
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I like to do preventative umpiring and in this...
I like to do preventative umpiring and in this case I want all to know that I acknowledge the checked swing and felt that she/ he held up.
It is similar to giving a safe signal with a verbal "That's...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Jun 12, 2017, 04:58pm
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I am utterly confused.
Why is the first...
I am utterly confused.
Why is the first baseman(F3) deciding whether or not the batter went?
In any case this is an example of bad umpire mechanics.
The PU should have immediately stated "Yes she...
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