Base out of place

[steveshane67]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Don't think your question makes sense but here goes:

The rules about dislodged bases pertain if a base is dislodged DURING play. You wouldn't, well I hope you wouldn't, start a game or continue a game with a base 5 FEET (is that what you meant?) out of place. You would fix it before any play began, once again I hope you would!!

Now if you meant that for some reason F3 kicked the base out of place after B1 hit the ball then B1 wouldn't have to run 5 feet out of the way to touch it.

I wasnt umping the game, I was playing.

The double 1B/safety bag, for whatever reason, was really far to the right, during the start of a half inning (not 1st). I dont know why thats so hard to believe, most SP softball leagues do not have "baseball" bases that arent just thrown on the ground, so they can, and do, move.

For whatever reason, the ump didnt notice it (very dusty IF, no chalked lines), neither did I (the leadoff batter that inning, I stayed at 1st), just wondering how other umps would call the 2 situations I described.

Edit, no, the 1B did not kick the base at all during the play, however it is not out of the possibilities that he moved it b4 the start of the inning.