FED ?????

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by WestMichBlue
WMB: In the absence of any attempt to throw, how do you know why the catcher chose not to throw? Without guessing!

Irish: It's called judgment.

OK, let's take the guessing out; let's have the catcher tell us why she chose not to throw.

For posters that are basing their answer strickly on the batter's action without regard for any play, please answer honestly the following:

Catcher jumps up, turns and complains to you, "I can't throw, Blue. She is in my way!"

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

"How do you know if you haven't tried?" If the catcher jumps up and immediately turns to the umpire to complain, there obviously was no attempt to put the runner out, hence, nothing with which to interfere.

The catcher is going to have to come up at least giving me the impression there was some type of effort to put the runner out. Does she have to throw it? Nope. Does she have to bang her hand on the batter's helmet? Nope. She just needs to show me she is playing the game, not simply whining for a call.

If a catcher gets in my face screaming about a play that hasn't even been addressed, it's possible I'll kill the ball and eject her depending on the manner in which it is done. If it was INT, it will be called and ruled upon, but I'm not having that catcher stick around and think she is calling the game for me.