True Statement?

[clev1967]

Kind of hard for a drawn in F3 to have a play on a ball hit right at F4.

[clev1967]

I hear you on the "can commit" I meant a runner can be called out for INT.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by clev1967

Kind of hard for a drawn in F3 to have a play on a ball hit right at F4.

First day on the softball field? No it's not. Happens all the time. Ditto a drawn in F5 having a play on a ball hit to F6. Happens all the time.

[topper]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Re sitch 1, ball hit just to the left of a drawn in F3, right at F4 - R1 from first collides with F4 before the ball gets there. Out. But not according to your statement.

Firstly, the OP was a question, not a statement.

Secondly, if the ball is hit to the left of a drawn in F3, I'm thinking it's down the line and doubtful it's "right at" F4.

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

First day on the softball field? No it's not. Happens all the time. Ditto a drawn in F5 having a play on a ball hit to F6. Happens all the time.

So what are you big-timing people now? For someone who posts primarily about how their 10U and 12U league games are going, I think that's a harsh way to treat a poster with a question.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by topper

...Secondly, if the ball is hit to the left of a drawn in F3, I'm thinking it's down the line and doubtful it's "right at" F4...

"Left" is which direction on a ball field from F3? Which direction is left field from F3?

[topper]

Originally Posted by Dakota

"Left" is which direction on a ball field from F3? Which direction is left field from F3?

Are you kidding me? OK I'll play. Left field is to the RIGHT of F3.

[clev1967]

Remember the game a lot of us played as kids called the "telephone game"? One person would whisper a statement or question in another person's ear and the process would continue until it went through the whole class or group and by the end the original statement/question had been turned into something different......Well the telephone game is now called "Softball-The Official Forum".

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by topper

Are you kidding me? OK I'll play. Left field is to the RIGHT of F3.

From who's perspective? The left side of the field is the left side of the field.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

From who's perspective? The left side of the field is the left side of the field.

That depends on which way you are facing. After all, anyone playing to the left of the LF sees left field to their right, right?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by topper

Are you kidding me? OK I'll play. Left field is to the RIGHT of F3.

OK, now you're just being intentionally stupid to back up your error. A ball hit "to the left of the first baseman" is hit toward the 2nd baseman or between them ... NOT down the line. You made a mistake, we all do. Move on... don't make it dumber.

[topper]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

OK, now you're just being intentionally stupid to back up your error. A ball hit "to the left of the first baseman" is hit toward the 2nd baseman or between them ... NOT down the line. You made a mistake, we all do. Move on... don't make it dumber.

I made a mistake based on what, your opinion?

I can't name an umpire that I work with who would not consider a ball hit "to the left of the first baseman" or "to the first baseman's left" down the line. The fielder's perspective is what is considered.

The whole "left of" issue has deflected the reason for my response to your "First day on a softball field?" comment. Stay on point "Big Time".