ASA Look Back Rule

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by ronald

... LBR will not go back into effect until the runner running home has completed her play.

The runner that has come off 1b can stand there like a lump off a log and watch the runner from 3rd. Once the runner reaches home plate then the runner between the bases has to make a decision to advance or return given that the pitcher has possession and control of the ball in the circle.

This is incorrect. The actions of other runners have no effect on the LBR for any other runner.

[ronald]

2nd time trying to respond to this thread.

The counterpoint I was referring to works ISF sanctioned tournaments (World Cup) and worked with Mike at the Central Atlantic Clinic.

I specifically asked her if the runner that was off first base could just stand off 1B and watch the runner run home and not be in violation of the LBR. The response was yes. The fake throw took off the LBR and now the other runner is completing a play. She made it know that the LBR is nullified with the fake throw and will not go back into effect until the runner from 3rd completes her play.

I may have mangled the description and misunderstood everything she said, but I do not think so.

If needed, I will email her the play.

Ron

[ronald]

if the lbr is not in effect at the earliest moment after the fake throw, when is it?

bu made an incorrect call (consensus of posters) and if we say he did it at the earliest point possible and is wrong, the only thing we have in the play to direct us is another runner advancing. thus r1 is the controlling element in our OP as to when the lbr will come back into effect not f1 in the circle cause obviously in the op f1 is in the circle with ball,etc and we said INCORRECT CALL. LBR NULLIFIED. When return, not when f1 with ball,etc... .

we have to come up with a point when the lbr comes back into effect. in our play, it ain't after the fake throw, ball in possession and control and in circle and ignoring other runners. otherwise, most would have applauded the bu for his call.

i posted an earlier play from a casebook. ruling was lbr nullified. does not say when it comes back on but mike's play and ruling (incorrect call) allows us to get a better grasp of when it is going to come back into effect after being nullified. it ain't going to be immediately like the bu thought.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by ronald

Bad call by the BU. LBR will not go back into effect until the runner running home has completed her play.

The runner that has come off 1b can stand there like a lump off a log and watch the runner from 3rd. Once the runner reaches home plate then the runner between the bases has to make a decision to advance or return given that the pitcher has possession and control of the ball in the circle.

LBR goes into effect once the BR has reached 1B and F1 in possession of the ball in circle.

It has nothing to do with what one runner is doing unless a play gets made on another runner.

LBR can be in effect on one runner and not in effect on another.

I'm a little confused by your post, so I'm not exactly sure what you are meaning.

In the scenario above, if the pitcher did not make a play on the BR, and the BR simply kept running to 2nd after rounding first and R1 came off the bag, R1 is out.

[ronald]

"kills the play and rules the runner OUT on LBR prior to R1 touching the plate."

Does the work runner refer to R1 or the batter runner?

Ron

[ronald]

Fellow umps,

I guess I did not understand which Runner was called out. I am sorry for being a hard head on this issue.

I am going to assume my counterpart (will spell it right this time) did not understand me.

Dakota, Wade and Mike of course were right.

Ron

[IRISHMAFIA]

Okay, this is getting out of control.

The call is incorrect as most responded.

I must confess, this question was a set-up for the second one which hasn't drawn as must response as I was wishing.

[ronald]

Wadeintothem,

I was responding to the OP. I thought it had a runner on 3b who broke for home when the pitcher made a fake throw to the br who had rounded 1st.

Although this is a FP play, I thought about when time is called in SP to help me. You do not call time unless action has stopped or some wording similar to that. I saw this as analogous to our situation. LBR can not go into effect when it has been nullified by the fake throw until other action resulting from the fake throw has finished. Then I called Mike's counterpoint here in Northern VA and explained the OP hoping that my idea that it was incorrect was right. Then I posted my response.

And both have the same ruling.

[Dakota]

ronald,

You are correct that the original call was incorrect, but other than that, your post wade and I resonded to was incorrect. If F1 is making no further play, R2 may not just stand like a lump while another runner is advancing. She needs to advance or retreat or she will be called out.