Look Back Rule

[jmkupka]

Which is what 12-14 year-old catchers do 4-5 times, after every pitch, to chase a runner back to base before returning the ball to F1...

never cocked back behind them, just like a dart thrower next to their ear...

[RKBUmp]

cocked next to the ear and simply holding the ball around shoulder height are 2 completely different things.

[jmkupka]

at game speed, bringing it up quickly to shoulder height, and bringing it up quickly to ear height, is pretty close...

[jmkupka]

Good points Mike, and I feel that, despite the fact that the runner's responsibility (to her team) was to draw a reaction from the pitcher, (to release R1 from 3rd), she would not have left 1st if it wasn't for the action she saw.

Her instructions were probably to continue nonstop to 2nd, realized she screwed up when she reversed direction, then took off again when the pitcher's arm came up.

[VA-Blu]

Notice the runner on third break for Home and the pitcher start to make a play on that runner, if this happens then there is no LBR for the runner at 1B. At least that is my understanding. So based on that action I got NOTHING.

VA

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by VA-Blu

Notice the runner on third break for Home and the pitcher start to make a play on that runner, if this happens then there is no LBR for the runner at 1B. At least that is my understanding. So based on that action I got NOTHING.

VA

That appears to be a different play than the one we're discussing at 40 seconds on the video.