Did I witness the (in)famous fist pump?

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Welpe

After tonight, I might be starting to understand why some of these guys need things like this explained to them in greater detail.

In one of tonight's men's games, I had an R1 at 2B with 1 out. Batter hits a fly to center, which is caught. R1 tags and runs for third, arriving there safely without a play. The pitcher calls for the cut off and goes to appeal that R1 left too soon. R1 panics and leaves 3B, sprinting back to 2B. R1 runs past the pitcher, and the pitcher doesn't think to tag him. The pitcher steps on 2B to appeal and I rule the runner safe just as R1 steps on 2B without being tagged. The pitcher then turns his back to R1, who has stepped off the bag towards 1B (his dugout is on the 3rd base line so I have no idea what in the Hades he is doing). R1 realizes I never called him out and steps back on 2B.

We finally call time and R1 looks at me and says "So what do I do now?" I reply, "Be thankful you're still safe and stay on 2B."

"But blue...I WAS on 3rd."

I give him the "You've gotta be kidding me" look, just then the light bulb goes off in his head and we resume play.

This is one of the strangest "simple" plays I've seen in quite some time. I think I need to start calling "low, high, deep" and maybe even "gotta be".

It's not just Men's SP.....

Working solo Tues night, 18u FP, ASA rules, R1 on 2nd. B2 squares to bunt, pitch comes in high and inside. As B2 backs away from pitch, she sticks her bat out trying to bunt the ball and misses. F2 does not catch the pitch and the ball goes to the backstop. R1 takes off for 3rd. I point at the bat and say, "Yes, she did!" then give the hammer for the strike.

Ball is returned to F1, I get set behind F2 and notice R1 now jogging back to second base. I didn't see if she left the base while the ball was in the circle, so I didn't say anything at that point. the pitcher turned and watched R1 go back to second, then prepared to pitch.

After the inning, the first base coach came by and asked why I sent the runner back to second...my reply; "I didn't."

Come to find out later in the game one of the other coaches told me, "I heard the ball hit the bat, so I sent her back"

On the other hand...they were all male coaches, probably SP players.....