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Forum: Softball Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:54pm

Replies: 12 Knee out of box Views: 4,995 Posted By Manny A I'm on travel right now so I can't check. But for... I'm on travel right now so I can't check. But for the life of me, I don't recall seeing the language in these sections of the hard-copy 2020-2021 rule book I used when I took the test that you find...

Forum: Softball Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:39pm

Replies: 10 NFHS Softball Exam Part 1 Views: 8,575 Posted By Manny A What is this "part 1" of which you speak? I've... What is this "part 1" of which you speak? I've umpired HS ball in two states, Virginia and now South Carolina, and in both of them we've only taken one test. There is no Part 1 or Part 2. Is this...

Forum: Softball Wed Dec 11, 2019, 11:12am

Replies: 24 USA Softball Council Meetings Views: 7,142 Posted By Manny A In my neck, those pitchers who do start with a... In my neck, those pitchers who do start with a foot behind the plate and/or take a step back during their delivery are few and far between as well. Typically, the smaller schools that have a hard...

Forum: Softball Wed Dec 11, 2019, 10:22am

Replies: 6 2020 online rule books Views: 5,561 Posted By Manny A Yes, at least that was the case for 2019, and... Yes, at least that was the case for 2019, and they probably will do the same thing in 2020. It isn't really a PDF version of the actual rule book, like they did with the Umpire Manual. It's just a...

Forum: Softball Tue Dec 10, 2019, 02:09pm

Replies: 6 2020 online rule books Views: 5,561 Posted By Manny A For which rule set? NCAA? NFHS? USSSA? NSA? ... For which rule set? NCAA? NFHS? USSSA? NSA? There are a number of organizations that post their rule books on the web for download for free. There are also others, such as USA Softball,...

Forum: Softball Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:05pm

Replies: 24 USA Softball Council Meetings Views: 7,142 Posted By Manny A That's always been the party line at NFHS when... That's always been the party line at NFHS when asked why they allow it, and it made sense to me. There are quite a few high schools where decent softball pitchers are at a premium, and any little...

Forum: Softball Mon Dec 09, 2019, 03:53pm

Replies: 24 USA Softball Council Meetings Views: 7,142 Posted By Manny A Okay, maybe it's just me, but it sounds like... Okay, maybe it's just me, but it sounds like you're providing conflicting arguments. :p And USA admits in their press release that this rule change was made to align both the male and female...

Forum: Softball Mon Dec 09, 2019, 11:42am

Replies: 24 USA Softball Council Meetings Views: 7,142 Posted By Manny A I have a different theory that may be totally out... I have a different theory that may be totally out of whack. But maybe USA made the move to attract more fast pitch players to participate in USA travel ball. By allowing the step-back, there may be...

Forum: Softball Tue Dec 03, 2019, 10:01am

Replies: 24 USA Softball Council Meetings Views: 7,142 Posted By Manny A I'm simply referring to the foot that the pitcher... I'm simply referring to the foot that the pitcher strides with. I'm not quoting what a particular rule book calls it. And, quite frankly, it's a misnomer to refer to that foot as the "non-pivot"...

Forum: Softball Fri Nov 22, 2019, 10:36am

Replies: 24 USA Softball Council Meetings Views: 7,142 Posted By Manny A Can't answer about the meetings, but rumor has it... Can't answer about the meetings, but rumor has it that USA is going to change the Illegal Pitch penalty to just a ball on the batter (which will align with NCAA and NFHS). I've also heard that...

Forum: Softball Wed Oct 30, 2019, 09:32am

Replies: 3 WS: Out of the Running Lane Views: 4,339 Posted By Manny A Correct call by pro rules. A BR is allowed to... Correct call by pro rules. A BR is allowed to exit the lane for the last step in order to touch first base as an exception to the runner's lane rule. But that last-step exception does NOT apply to...

Forum: Softball Tue Oct 29, 2019, 11:05am

Replies: 6 Latest on NCAA Pitching Clarification Views: 4,464 Posted By Manny A To add to my last, this is what Vickie put out on... To add to my last, this is what Vickie put out on the SUP in November. It was rather short and sweet. So the latest just added the clarification that the pitcher may look into the dugout to...

Forum: Softball Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:56am

Replies: 6 Latest on NCAA Pitching Clarification Views: 4,464 Posted By Manny A So what I quoted in my OP came from the latest... So what I quoted in my OP came from the latest clarification on the SUP. It refutes what you wrote above regarding a pitcher who looks at her armband while she's still not in contact with the plate....

Forum: Softball Mon Oct 28, 2019, 11:24am

Replies: 6 Latest on NCAA Pitching Clarification Views: 4,464 Posted By Manny A Latest on NCAA Pitching Clarification So here's an issue I ran into last week during a fall ball game. By rule, the pitcher has ten seconds once she receives the ball to get onto the pitcher's plate. Then she has another ten seconds to...

Forum: Softball Wed Oct 09, 2019, 02:18pm

Replies: 9 Thoughts on a common deviation - (2 man) PU covers 3B on a extra base hit? Views: 4,280 Posted By Manny A I haven't done baseball in a long time, so I... I haven't done baseball in a long time, so I don't know if it's still the case. But when I attended a baseball camp years ago, this was the taught mechanic on a 90' diamond. Should the BU chase...

Forum: Softball Wed Oct 09, 2019, 02:08pm

Replies: 9 Base award Views: 4,956 Posted By Manny A "One base on an overthrow" is a sandlot rule. ... "One base on an overthrow" is a sandlot rule. I've never seen that phrase written in any real baseball or softball rule book. Maybe it existed when they played games without helmets and only in the...

Forum: Softball Wed Oct 09, 2019, 02:04pm

Replies: 5 1:25 finish the batter Views: 4,220 Posted By Manny A Honestly, why as umpires should we care that the... Honestly, why as umpires should we care that the defense plunks the announced last batter? It's the nature of the beast when you use a time limit of "X:XX, finish the batter". Really no...

Forum: Softball Thu Sep 26, 2019, 10:24am

Replies: 20 What is the call here? Views: 6,165 Posted By Manny A I don't know how you "saw" that from the OP when... I don't know how you "saw" that from the OP when the OP wrote: Sounds to me like R1 made no attempt to advance to third until he heard his teammates yell "Run!" and he realizes the ball was...

Forum: Softball Thu Sep 26, 2019, 10:07am

Replies: 5 USA Pool Play Views: 4,537 Posted By Manny A Umm, nope. There is nothing in the pool play... Umm, nope. There is nothing in the pool play rules that changes the fact that both the DP and FLEX can play defense simultaneously.

Forum: Softball Mon Sep 23, 2019, 02:08pm

Replies: 13 Signs of Burn Out? Views: 4,450 Posted By Manny A Is it possible the UICs are simply in need of... Is it possible the UICs are simply in need of warm bodies out there? We all are experiencing a dearth of officials lately, if you believe everything you read on the internet.

Forum: Softball Mon Sep 23, 2019, 02:05pm

Replies: 3 INT or OBS Views: 4,054 Posted By Manny A That's one helluva change up. That's one helluva change up.

Forum: Softball Mon Sep 23, 2019, 01:33pm

Replies: 36 NCAA Pitching Rule Change Guidance - Released today Views: 9,195 Posted By Manny A Hmmm. Steve, this one is going to be... Hmmm. Steve, this one is going to be interesting. I can foresee a situation where the catcher flashes hand signals to her pitcher while the pitcher is not on the plate, the PU cannot see the catcher...

Forum: Softball Thu Sep 19, 2019, 01:34pm

Replies: 36 NCAA Pitching Rule Change Guidance - Released today Views: 9,195 Posted By Manny A I'm not a fan of this rule change either. Seems... I'm not a fan of this rule change either. Seems to me that if more umpires enforced the old 2-second-pause rule, none of this would've been necessary. Who cares what the pitcher does beforehand? As...

Forum: Softball Thu Sep 19, 2019, 12:49pm

Replies: 13 Signs of Burn Out? Views: 4,450 Posted By Manny A I'm curious how much you work. I used to umpire... I'm curious how much you work. I used to umpire college games starting in mid February, then the full HS season starting in March thru May with probably around five or six games a week. Then when...

Forum: Softball Thu Sep 19, 2019, 12:36pm

Replies: 4 What do you do Views: 4,357 Posted By Manny A 1. Why are you anywhere near the plate here? ... 1. Why are you anywhere near the plate here? You've got a runner at third and the BR running to first base after a walk, chances are very good that the BR is going to continue to second base. You...

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