STL-ATL IFF Call

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Andy

Lots of discussion and arguing and insulting each other over on the baseball board about this call...pretty much par for the course on that board.

At least I don't see anyone over there putting down people on the Softball board.

[azbigdawg]

Originally Posted by Rich

At least I don't see anyone over there putting down people on the Softball board.

Then you are either VERY new or haven't been paying attention....insulting softball umpires is a pasttime over there.

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by Rich

At least I don't see anyone over there putting down people on the Softball board...today

There, fixed that for ya!

[CecilOne]

Well, not exactly.
Bases loaded, one out, high fly just behind 2nd, F6 in position for catch, PU calling IFR.
F6 yields to charging F8 who muffs the catch. R1 & R2 try to advance, throw goes to 3rd, easy out for F5, but she just steps on base and steps away, BU rules safe, offense all confused.
Needed to explain, but no real dissent except runners & base coach saying they did not know it was IFR play, did not hear PU call, even though BU heard it. Just another "being aware" example.

Do you see this often?

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Well, not exactly.
Bases loaded, one out, high fly just behind 2nd, F6 in position for catch, PU calling IFR.
F6 yields to charging F8 who muffs the catch. R1 & R2 try to advance, throw goes to 3rd, easy out for F5, but she just steps on base and steps away, BU rules safe, offense all confused.
Needed to explain, but no real dissent except runners & base coach saying they did not know it was IFR play, did not hear PU call, even though BU heard it. Just another "being aware" example.

Do you see this often?

In rec ball, happens all the time. First off, infielders often fail to catch routine fly balls. And when they drop one after I've called IFF, the runners don't understand that they do not have to try to advance. And fielders don't realize that tags of runners are required to retire them. And the coaches are equally clueless.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Manny A

In rec ball, happens all the time. First off, infielders often fail to catch routine fly balls. And when they drop one after I've called IFF, the runners don't understand that they do not have to try to advance. And fielders don't realize that tags of runners are required to retire them. And the coaches are equally clueless.

^^^That, exactly. +1

[tcannizzo]

Had one like that a couple weeks ago in 12-U Rec.
Bases loaded 1 out.
B hits a soft pop up where F3 had to run in and make a shoe string catch to which she fell down and her glove fell off. Obviously not a catch with ordinary effort.

I sold "NO CATCH" and signaled SAFE.

Well, nobody knew what to do, and there were at least three or more throws to in rundowns between 2nd and 3rd where they chased R2 back to 2B, and then between 3rd and Home, when F2 inadvertently stepped on Home with the ball, R1 OUT and then back to 3B to force out R2 who was still standing on 2B.

Had a rookie partner who wasn't sure what took place, so I had to make the Out call at 3B.