Reward the good play....

[jxt127]

Memory seems to serve me that the expected call is more for situations like the ball beat the runner on a steal and the glove was down. Call the out even if the tag wasn't quite applied. But I could be wrong (again).

I call AA slo-pitch. Reward the good play can be extremely difficult.

Heres a sitch from a playoff semi-final last year. R1 (a hothead) 2 out last of the 6th inning offence down by 2.

Routine fly ball to F9 - pretty high but routine. F9 drops the ball. BUT R1 is still standing 5 feet off 1st base. F9 is slow picking up the ball and makes an in time but terrible throw to F6 at 2nd base. Terrible in that F6 has to stretch way out to the side and up to catch it.

Frankly I see better ball in U10.