Assist?
R1 on 3rd, R2 on 2nd, 2 outs. Ball hit to left.
R1 crosses the plate easily, but misses the plate. R2 crosses the plate. Coach prevents R1 from entering the dugout and tells her to touch the plate, which she does. Defensive coach calls time and asks, "Why don't we have an out for that coach pushing his player back to touch the plate?" How do you answer this question? |
R1 can't retouch after a subsequent runner has scored.
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Absolutely, too dumb to have one of his players appeal the missed base. MTD, Sr. |
coach i never saw the coach push the runner back to the plate. as you describe the situation, this is a valid answer.
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because coach, in this play, the lead runner can no longer be assisted.
or for you purists, "coach the rules will not allow me" (pause for blank stare) now coach do you have another question? |
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jOEL |
This is certainly an odd one. I think that I would softly turn the conversation toward one about appeals and let the coach figure it out.
There seems to be a blending of two different rules: 1 - physically assisting a runner & 2 - touching or retouching bases in a legal order. While they should be read together, I'm not so sure that they should be blended into one. Can you not assist someone to do something that they aren't permitted to do? The rules say (for the 'purists') that you can't assist a runner after they have scored. The fact that another runner has also score neither changes the fact that R1 scored (albeit missing home plate) and 2 that the coach physically assisted her back to the base. I do see the trouble with the "assist" part but nothing seems to say you still can't have an out for that. Either way, I should be walking away with an out. |
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No one likes an OOJ (Overly-Officious Jerk).
If the runner going back to touch the plate is moot, then I would say that any assistance from the coach is also moot. |
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