What do we have?

[MT 73]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

A) You should not be having a conversation with coach at this play at all.
B) Neither of you should have interference.
C) BU should have signaled and called obstruction.

PS - what is this "ASA" of which you speak?

Yes, which is why my partner-- who did not call anything--let me have it after the game.
And rightfully so.
Then again, had he signaled obstruction it would have made it clear to me that he did, in fact, see something.
As they say, live and learn.
As to ASA -- the last time our association issued us a rule book was 2015.
I just joined a new umpire organization that covers travel ball and see that the new book is now titled USA.
Yes MD Longhorn, I do mainly baseball and in baseball (with the sole exception of Federation Ball ) the fielder can be in the process of fielding a thrown ball and not be guilty of obstruction.
What mainly confused me was the crash rule but after consulting the rule book I see that only applies if the fielder has the ball and is ready to make a tag.
Again thanks to all for the excellent feedback.
PS.-- I work for NYC PSAL and we have a ruling about thrown bats but I will have to call our assignor because I forgot.
I will also see if we have a local rule about crashing into a fielder if contact can be avoided.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by MT 73

As to ASA -- the last time our association issued us a rule book was 2015.
I just joined a new umpire organization that covers travel ball and see that the new book is now titled USA.

Don't take any offense to the ASA/USA part... it's been ASA for a very long time, and just changed this year. Even the veterans of the board say it wrong every once in a while - and they will be ribbed a little for it as well. No hard feelings.

[MT 73]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Don't take any offense to the ASA/USA part... it's been ASA for a very long time, and just changed this year. Even the veterans of the board say it wrong every once in a while - and they will be ribbed a little for it as well. No hard feelings.

It would take a lot more than that to ruffle my feathers
But it was an interesting game.
I also told the away coach that his pitcher could not warm up in the circle before game time ( wrong) and also informed him that his pitcher -- who had an annoying pre pitch ritual-- had 12 second to throw the pitch.
( Another bad habit from baseball. Turns out it is 20 seconds in AS-- I mean USA-- softball)
Gotta keep reading that new rule book.

[CecilOne]

When you post, you have been clear about non-NFHS rules in NY, so please keep saying so. Most of us won't remember.

[MT 73]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

When you post, you have been clear about non-NFHS rules in NY, so please keep saying so. Most of us won't remember.

True.
For some reason NYS follows NFHS rules but NYC sticks with USA.
Then again after this season I will be giving up HS umpiring since it is becoming more akin to babysitting and law enforcement ( more than once have my partners and I had to start a game by rousting drunks out of the dugout-- many of our games are played in public parks-- than officiating.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Don't take any offense to the ASA/USA part... it's been ASA for a very long time, and just changed this year. Even the veterans of the board say it wrong every once in a while - and they will be ribbed a little for it as well. No hard feelings.

We aren't the ones that are wrong.