Local Rule question

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

No one will be surprised if I say "LRAMBF".
But in this case, I'll assume "close play" is defined somewhere in the local rules.


May I also say that if it should have been a force, the runner had no way to know it would be close.

Come on, defining close plays in the league rules would be too simple.

That would not make them the F in LRAMBF.

No, it is not defined, but then the throw and runner arrive at nearly the same time, I would tend to think that is a close play.

I did have an argument with a coach that nearly resulted in an ejection because of a "close play" in her judgment that I did not call a close play. Passed ball, runner at third is sprinting home, the catcher goes back, attempted to flip the ball to the pitcher covering. The problem is the throw hit the runner while the pitcher was still about 5 feet in front of the plate. The ball hit the runner on her last step before she reached the plate.