3 New Rules Learned This Weekend

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by whiskers_ump

1. It cannot be a foul ball if the 3rd baseman is clearly standing in fair
territory and touches the ball when over foul ground.

2. It is interference when a runner has to dodge the bat left lying on the
ground. Batter hit a shot to center field, burning her and going to fence.
Rounding third, sees HER bat, slows, goes wide around the bat, and is
thrown out at home. Not even a close play.

3. If while trying to run to 1st after D3K runner falls, gets up and heads
towards 1B well out of running lane to fair side. Catcher got the ball back
on bounce, [backstop only 8' from home plate], Attempting to throw the
BR out, hits her about five feet from 1B, single base. Interference cannot
be called because the run fell. [This play got very heated., I don't know
why.]

C'mon....who were the umpires, DwiddleeeeDumb and his brother IamDumber?

[AtlUmpSteve]

Michael, I think you are not seeing the picture. Glen was the umpire; these are rules that the coaches argued.

[whiskers_ump]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Michael, I think you are not seeing the picture. Glen was the umpire; these are rules that the coaches argued.

Guess it was not that clear. But Steve is correct. Coaches of 16U teams.

Too embarrased to mention the association.

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by whiskers_ump

Guess it was not that clear. But Steve is correct. Coaches of 16U teams.

Too embarrased to mention the association.

Thanks for the clarification. It never ceases to amaze me what will come out of a coach's mouth.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

C'mon....who were the umpires, DwiddleeeeDumb and his brother IamDumber?

I think it was some pianist and a guy from the baseball forum.

[bkbjones]

Hey! Double fist pumps for Dave!

Speaking of pianists...

A guy walks into a bar and sees a guy playing the piano...the guy is only a foot high. He goes over to the pianist and asks him how he got to be only a foot high.

The 12-inch tall pianist says, "A hard of hearing genie."