blocking the plate question

[ronald]

Wait a minute.

My partners ejected a male coach of a female JO team today for arguing balls and strikes after the customary warning.

In my association, we walk the talk.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by reccer

Give me the warning, throw me out, and know that you and your crew won't be invited back to do that TD's tourneys because you ejected one of his paying customers on a bull$hit call. Its the real world out here Mike, working Blues don't get to sit around and pontificate.

Here we go, now we're getting some where. The old lines "You'll never work in this town again!" and "I'm your customer!" in one post! How original!

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by reccer

[I]That is, until the final game when PU injected himself into the game and took the bat out of Florida's hands with his phantom outside corner strikes that snuffed out the rallies.

I thought that that was the 2nd to the last game, not the final....

Besides (as I said before) it I thought it was UF's poor defensive play (in both games) tha really lost it for them.
(And I'm a UF Fan)

[HugoTafurst]

[QUOTE=ronald;607021]

Originally Posted by KJUmp

Slide #3....would this be considered a crowhop?[/QUOTE

Kinda gives ya the impression.

But kind of hard to tell from a still photo..

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by reccer

That is, until the final game when PU injected himself into the game and took the bat out of Florida's hands with his phantom outside corner strikes that snuffed out the rallies.

Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

I thought that that was the 2nd to the last game, not the final....

Besides (as I said before) it I thought it was UF's poor defensive play (in both games) tha really lost it for them.
(And I'm a UF Fan)

I was going to point out to our coach friend that the umpire in the first game of the championship series also picked up the ball at home and threw it into CF, allowing UW to clear the bases.

[argodad]

Originally Posted by reccer

Her purpose in making contact was to draw your attention to where the defense is positioned without the ball and to remind the defender she needs to move out of the way. I

Probably something for eteamz or heybucket, but here's what I coached (several decades ago)...

I told my baserunners to yell "Get out of the way!" to defenders who were obstructing. It often woke up a BU, whose left arm would then extend like it was on a spring. No USC, just "Good call, Blue!"

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

I was going to point out to our coach friend that the umpire in the first game of the championship series also picked up the ball at home and threw it into CF, allowing UW to clear the bases.

One more reason I never touch the ball or throw it back to the pitcher

[wadeintothem]

If F3 has decided to be a spectator with their foot attached to the base when there is absolutely no prospect of a play - and there is contact with a runner rounding the bag - that runner is doing what they are allowed to be doing - I'm not mind reading intentional or not- that is obstruction by rule.

If the runner shoulders her and/or makes it blatant with some over the top physical attack of some sort - that is USC ... other than that... if it falls short of a malicious thing warranting immediate ejection..

Some contact .. happens. I'm not helping the defense be bone heads nor protecting their bone head positioning.

I OBS on that play... and no warning to the offense is likely. Thats good coaching and running IMO.

OBS - heres your free shot at 2nd, lets do this.

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

One more reason I never touch the ball or throw it back to the pitcher

or over the centerfielder's head.....

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

or over the centerfielder's head.....

Hell, there is a reason I went from outfield to F4 to F5 to F2 when I played.