blocking the plate question

[reccer]

The inside corner belongs to the runner

Blue, you were taught to catch the corner when baserunning. That is the inside corner I am referring to.

Female runners routinely have to hit the top of the bag when base running because defensive players are cluelessly going to their bag when they don't have the ball.

Attached is a picture for illustration. F5 (DD) has thrown wildly to first and F9 fell down when backing up. At the time of the picture, ball is rolling into RF corner, yet SS is cluelessly at/near her bag. She should be moving into backup position for the relay throw home.

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[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by reccer

The inside corner belongs to the runner

Blue, you were taught to catch the corner when baserunning. That is the inside corner I am referring to.

Female runners routinely have to hit the top of the bag when base running because defensive players are cluelessly going to their bag when they don't have the ball.

Attached is a picture for illustration. F5 (DD) has thrown wildly to first and F9 fell down when backing up. At the time of the picture, ball is rolling into RF corner, yet SS is cluelessly at/near her bag. She should be moving into backup position for the relay throw home.

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Slide #3....would this be considered a crowhop?

[ronald]

[QUOTE=KJUmp;606991]Slide #3....would this be considered a crowhop?[/QUOTE

Kinda gives ya the impression.

[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.

[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.....