Arizona vs UW

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by okla21fan

Again, I was in center field. but what I saw was a 'round the bag'....stop....pick up the ball in the circle......quick hesitation (for what ever reason). the just as she turns back to the bag, blue bangs her.

What was deceiving 'live' was the time it took to 'hear and see' blue make the call. Many thought she was 'going back to the bag' when the call was made, but we all know that is not necessarily when the actual infraction occurred.

On her way back, she stepped toward the base with her left foot while watching the pitcher and instead of bringing the right foot forward, just shifted her weight to the back foot with a slight hesitation. The umpire must have read that as a second stop and he called it right away.

[luvthegame]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

On her way back, she stepped toward the base with here left foot while watching the pitcher and instead of bringing the right foot forward, just shifted here weight to the back foot with a slight hesitation. The umpire must have read that as a second stop and he called it right away.

this will be interesting....


Never stopped moving...as you acknowledged..just shifted "here" (did you mean her) weight....shifting weight...is moving in my judgment...otherwise it would be..."still" or stopped....neither happened....

[vcblue]

Why is a woman at this level, at this type of game, playing this type of game???

[3SPORT]

Originally Posted by vcblue

Why is a woman at this level, at this type of game, playing this type of game???

Totally agree. Down by several runs, you know the pitcher is getting the ball and there is no way you are going anywhere.

Really, we are going to be off the bag to draw a throw, Really!
I agree that the video was hard to tell the exact movement, but REALLY, we are rounding the bag to draw a throw,

REALLY

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by luvthegame

this will be interesting....


Never stopped moving...as you acknowledged..just shifted "here" (did you mean her) weight....shifting weight...is moving in my judgment...otherwise it would be..."still" or stopped....neither happened....

Yes, but shifted weight away from the base. I can only assume that "away" from the base is not moving toward the base which is required. Even the THs noted the hesitation and then justified it by saying it was in slow motion, so the umpire could not have noticed it.

I cannot say if I or anyone else would have made the call and whether it is right or wrong. The umpire had the best possible view looking through the base and runner at the pitcher. There wasn't a camera angle shown (that I saw on TV or internet feed) that should the pitcher and runner in the same frame from field level.

[okla21fan]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

On her way back, she stepped toward the base with her left foot while watching the pitcher and instead of bringing the right foot forward, just shifted her weight to the back foot with a slight hesitation. The umpire must have read that as a second stop and he called it right away.

yep, from center field, i 'missed it'

[charliej47]

Originally Posted by okla21fan

yep, from center field, i 'missed it'

I remember once calling the same thing where the runner shifted their weight toward second as they looked to see where the ball was and then having a "nice" conversation with the coach and the coach decided to call it a day.