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Yes, NFHS is still "On an errant throw pulling the defense off the base into foul ground." Defense must come from foul territory to use the colored base. Play can be appealed before batter-runner comes back to 1st.
ASA changed this year that on an errant throw the defense can use either base. NFHS and ASA were the same until this year. Last edited by Tex; Wed Oct 19, 2011 at 09:48pm. Reason: add words |
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While ASA did not change the wording of the actual rule in their rule book, they have apparently changed their interpretation of their rule, and of what exactly constitutes a fielder being "pulled into foul ground". This was an interpretation that kind of "snuck in under the radar". It directly conflicts with a case play that had previously been published in their case book. The old case play said that the fielder had to be pulled completely off the base and completely over into foul ground- not just from the white base directly to the colored one- before the colored base could be used. There was a lengthy thread on this here a few months ago: My First Ever Official Protest Since this came up in a game for me this summer, and since there seemed to be some confusion about how it should be ruled, I had sent an email to Kevin Ryan at ASA for clarification. In his response to me, he presented the "new" interpretation that a fielder being pulled directly from the white base to the colored base would be a legal play by the defender. That was the first that I had ever heard of this being the case. Interestingly enough, the following month this play and interpretation appeared in the "Plays and Clarifications" section of the ASA web site. In the above noted thread from Officiating.com, someone posted that this same play and question had been posed to Mary Struckhoff at NFHS the previous year. In her response, she agreed that the play was legitimate and the batter-runner would be out. Essentially, she gave the same response I got from ASA, and she gave it one year prior to the "new" ASA interpretation being published. You do have to wonder if an email response from a member of the NFHS Rules Committee can be considered as an "official" rule interpretation. If you think it can, then apparently ASA and NFHS are in agreement on this play. |
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Of course, the contrasting safety base is in foul ground.
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I will stay with what the NFHS rule book states and from the many NFHS clinics that I have attended, where the double-base has been discussed.
The ball must be established in foul territory before the defensive person can used the colored portion (foul side) of the double base without an appeal. Note NFHS rule book 8-10-2 (a, b, and c). a) ... from the foul side of the base. b) ... off the base into foul ground. c) ... when the throw is coming from the foul side of first base. Last edited by Tex; Wed Oct 26, 2011 at 04:06pm. Reason: Rule 8-10-2 (Thanks DaveASA/FED) |
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I think b is the main point that this OP is dealing with so.... b. On an errant throw pulling the defense off the base into foul ground. So how far into foul ground do they have to be pulled? The rule doesn't state a distance, some people want to add one themselves, but by rule, if they have a high throw (IMO that is an errant throw) that they jump up to get and in jumping they move backward and land on the contrasting portion of the base, which is in foul ground then haven't they done what this section says they can do and be entitled to use the contrasting portion to get an out?? There was an errant throw (any throw that is high enough they have to jump for it, isn't where it is supposed to be thus is errant), if they jump up they have been pulled off the base, and they land in foul ground. Seems like all the items in b are covered, I'd call an out if they did all this prior to the batter-runner touching 1st base!!! |
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When attempts were made to define errant throw, they were shot down by the newer authorities. By changing the interpretation to the present of simply going for a bad throw and coming down on the colored portion does two things that rules should not do, reward poor play and place the defender and runner on a possibly unavoidable collision course. If ASA provided the protection by rule as previously applied, I have little doubt NFHS would not follow that interpretation.
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The way it should be, the defender should be forced to abandon the base, field the ball and then return to the colored portion. However, if coaches could coach and players play with just an iota of intelligence, there would be no market for the base to even exist. To me, including this piece of equipment did nothing more than weaken the resolve of a competitive game.
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Are you kidding? Then coaches would have to actualy teach someone how to play the position properly.
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