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Rita - what rule set applied to the game in question? |
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Thank you for your answer. I'm hoping to get more answers to get a full understanding of the rule and it's application. Rita |
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Rule 6-3, ART. 7 . . . The pitcher shall not throw to a base while a foot is in contact with the pitcher’s plate after having taken the pitching position.
There is no batter yet so there can be no penalty. Ignore it and allow the play. Joel |
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Sorry I didn't make my point clear the first time.
![]() The at bat is over, therefore when the pitcher throws to first base, the batter runner would be out. There is a play that needs to be made, and the pitcher's making it. F1 is not taking the pitching position because you would not allow her to pitch another pitch to this same batter. At least I'd hope not. ![]()
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"respect the game"? How about respecting the people trying to learn more about the game!!
FYI- 90% of the time "the object in the circle the pitcher starts with both feet on or touching" is referenced; it is called the rubber- by players, coaches, umpires, and sellers of the product. |
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To have a legal pitch, you need to have a batter in the batter's box. By rule, this (former) batter is now a batter-runner. You can't throw a pitch to one of those! Therefore, the pitcher cannot be "in the pitching position".
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Or, are you expected to read the rulebook, use the terms defined in the game in the way the rulebook uses them, and discuss the game with others using the proper terms? How about teaching the proper terms to the 90% by using them whenever you talk about them?
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I have no problem using proper rulebook terminology when in a formal setting such as a clinic. But in normal conversation I am going to use what I use and for sure not going to chastise someone for not using "umpire-ese" Side question for you. You get asked to be the radio guy for a local college or high school game because the normal person is out. Are you going to say things like "ground ball to F5 who throws to F3 for the out" and "base hit up the middle for B3 who is trying to stretch it to second, here comes the throw and oh the batter runner is out." |
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![]() Hey, Steve, congrats! We are in the top 10%, YAHOO!!! ![]()
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Rule 6-3, ART. 7 . . . The pitcher shall not throw to a base while a foot is in contact with the pitcher’s plate after having taken the pitching position. There is no batter yet so there can be no penalty. Ignore it and allow the play. Joel Now this sounds like BB to me! Ain't this sounds like a balk? Without a batter present in SB I have nothing! F1 ain't pitching if there's no batter present... Rita, forget the crap you're getting from our fellow umpires, for being a BB-ump. Buy, loan, lease or steel (only I you can't afford it) a SB-rulebook (in the rule set by your fed.) read it and ask any question you want over here!!! We are here to help any umpire, regardless where you're coming from. I'm a dutch blue and was taken in this community without questioning my back ground. (I could be a former soccer ref. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() LL in Europe sounds to me like BB, but then different. More paying attention to safety than to SB rule-sets... ![]() Can't say I like it very much or understand it complete. (What's the difference?) In ISF/ESF this sit. doesn't occur, or at this level it shouldn't. If it did, I would not let F1 take any actions that would result in a pitch; legal or illegal. If she want's to throw to B1 while in contact with the PP (or if you prefer: the rubber - I alway think it's a rubber if it's from Durex -) let her! I won't give a penalty to F3 if she's throwing while in contact with B1. F1 is a fielder, cause there isn't a batter present - not a pitcher at that moment... Like Joel said: "Ignore..." The rest will follow... Good luck and have fun!
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Sander Ik ben niet gek, doe alleen alsof! Gaat me goed af toch? |
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Rita maybe inexperienced/new to umpiring softball and not yet up to speed on all the intricacies and nuances of the rules and terminology of the game. But she is an experienced baseball and basketball official who, while perhaps new to the Softball board, posts on both the Baseball and Basketball boards of this Forum in a manner that always reflect not only a genuine desire to become a better official but also a high level of respect for the sports she officiates, the rules and fellow officials.
Glad to see you're getting involved in softball Rita. The sport needs good umpires no matter what level or rule code. Good luck. |
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