Worked at the PFX tour this weekend - Part I: The Ugly

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

"Blue, did she miss home plate?"

That's a good enough appeal for me.

Speaking ASA, I disagree. The coach cannot make this appeal.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Speaking ASA, I disagree. The coach cannot make this appeal.

And....a verbal only appeal must be during a dead-ball period. Otherwise, the plate or player would have to be tagged for the appeal to be valid.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Welcome to softball. Things are little different on this field. Runners and batters are designated in the order they batted. IOW, if the bases were loaded with no outs, R1 would be on 3B, R2 on 2B, R3 on 1B and B4 at the plate.

Also, any "free" food may not be the concession's issue. Those folks are basically a business and in many cases, are accountable for their inventory. Those running the tournament would be to address on this issue as to whether they made any arrangements for the umpires. Done different ways all over.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Welcome to softball. Things are little different on this field. Runners and batters are designated in the order they batted.
IOW, if the bases were loaded with no outs, R1 would be on 3B, R2 on 2B, R3 on 1B and B4 at the plate.

Or maybe still on deck.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Or maybe still on deck.

Thanks, nice catch.

[Julio Caliente]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Welcome to softball. Things are little different on this field. Runners and batters are designated in the order they batted. IOW, if the bases were loaded with no outs, R1 would be on 3B, R2 on 2B, R3 on 1B and B4 at the plate.

Thanks for the tip.....

I am still going to mess it up though.......

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

And....a verbal only appeal must be during a dead-ball period. Otherwise, the plate or player would have to be tagged for the appeal to be valid.

Mike, This might be worth consideration for a rule change. Allow the same verbal appeal that Fed does.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Mike, This might be worth consideration for a rule change. Allow the same verbal appeal that Fed does.

Not from me. With all the daddy-coaches, scorekeepers and parents all screaming at the same time.

Nope, I'm quite happy waiting on a player to make the proper appeal and if she is being coached from the dugout, that's fine with me, too.

[Julio Caliente]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

And....a verbal only appeal must be during a dead-ball period. Otherwise, the plate or player would have to be tagged for the appeal to be valid.

If the coach would have instructed F2 to step on the plate with the ball I would have rung her up, or if they had announced they were making an appeal and made a proper appeal I would have rung her up.

[Julio Caliente]

I remembered one more.....


Runner on first and third (I still need to get the nuances of SB down with the R3, R2, etc) with an obvious bunt coming. F5 is playing way in, so in that she covered home on a passed ball. BU calls time and tells F5 she cant play that close. I have no idea what rule he was quoting or what. When I asked him after the game all he said was that he felt it was unsafe for her to play that close. Now, it might have been but I don't think that is his call.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Julio Caliente

I remembered one more.....


Runner on first and third (I still need to get the nuances of SB down with the R3, R2, etc) with an obvious bunt coming. F5 is playing way in, so in that she covered home on a passed ball. BU calls time and tells F5 she cant play that close. I have no idea what rule he was quoting or what. When I asked him after the game all he said was that he felt it was unsafe for her to play that close. Now, it might have been but I don't think that is his call.

Speaking ASA

The only rule an umpire could take action upon as it relates to the fielder's position (other than in fair territory) would be under 6fp.5.B, Defensive Positioning. However, the umpire would have to judge that the fielder was in the batter's line of vision or in an unsportsmanlike intent act in a manner to distract the batter. However, it isn't repositioning of a player, but an ejection.

[Julio Caliente]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Speaking ASA

The only rule an umpire could take action upon as it relates to the fielder's position (other than in fair territory) would be under 6fp.5.B, Defensive Positioning. However, the umpire would have to judge that the fielder was in the batter's line of vision or in an unsportsmanlike intent act in a manner to distract the batter. However, it isn't repositioning of a player, but an ejection.

This was not the case for sure.


There were also quite a few double calls that game on pop flys and fly balls in that game.