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Old Tue Mar 24, 2009, 01:00pm
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As a noobie a few years ago, I was working 2-man women's SP. With a runner on 1B I was shading 2B. Batter hit a liner up the middle which F8 came in on quickly and made a throw to 2B for the force.

I couldn't get inside quick enough without impeding the progress of F4 or the runner from 1B, so I sorta just trailed her into 2B. F4 took the throw from F8 while reaching to the SS side of the base. The throw was there 3 steps before the runner, who I called out.

In between innings, my PU came out to whisper to me and asked if I needed glasses. Shocked, I asked why. "That last play, the second baseman was off the base by 3 feet." So I didn't feel too good about that. But I wondered why the runner going to second didn't complain or ask me to check with PU. I was still lamenting the bad call after the game, but my mentor just chalked it up to "that's softball - don't worry about it".

So I didn't get thrown under the bus, just mentally crawled under it myself. So now I try a little harder to anticipate such a play. It is a bit harder on some of those, especially in the SP game where the infielders often play short fielder, and I need to be behind them. Even worse for the men than women.

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Without going too far down this rabbit hole, why let them push you that far into the outfield? It is acceptable to draw a line between, say, F3 and F4 and stay behind that line. Or in your case, maybe F4 and F6. If F4 is standing 20' in the outfield, you are allowed to adjust.
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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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Old Tue Mar 24, 2009, 02:00pm
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I'm glad I don't live on venus. It would be just my luck to get assigned with this angryZebra guy.
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Old Tue Mar 24, 2009, 02:06pm
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I'm glad I don't live on venus. It would be just my luck to get assigned with this angryZebra guy.
No, no, no! You mean this angryZebra gal. After all, we all know men are from Mars, women from Venus
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Old Tue Mar 24, 2009, 02:27pm
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No, no, no! You mean this angryZebra gal. After all, we all know men are from Mars, women from Venus
And coaches are from Uranus. Well, their heads are, anyway...
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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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Old Wed Mar 25, 2009, 01:13am
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No, no, no! You mean this angryZebra gal. After all, we all know men are from Mars, women from Venus
Thank you IrishMafia, for being open minded.
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Old Wed Mar 25, 2009, 01:12am
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Wink Here's the clarification some of you may want....

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I'm glad I don't live on venus. It would be just my luck to get assigned with this angryZebra guy.

Or am I glad I wasn't assigned with you... & I'm presuming you're a "guy", in which case I'm glad you don't live on MY planet!
My bad for confusing anyone. As I stated that I calmly volunteered my overrulings, it wasn't blatant, it was directly to my partner. I don't know how to describe his character but to put it shortly he was less than squared away, & everyone could tell he was new, they know me, so they were simply thankful that the calls were made right. Had I not stepped in, I might not have a butt to sit on anymore.
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