Just a wild guess, but I wouldn't be surprised in #2 that the umpire didn't think the ball was lodged since the catcher was able to retrieve it with no effort,...
Had a coach on opening day letting his on-deck batter warmup outside the dugout - outside the fence. Now we had just gone over that a week earlier at a...
This is one of my all-time pet peeves. There's no good reason to not call balks. In fact, not calling balks prolongs the problem of unseasoned pitchers not...
Here's your warning: If the pitcher does that again, I'm going to move that runner (R1, now R2) to third base. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
My 16 year old son has been umpiring for 6 years and is well respected in not only our league, but some others in the district as well. He umpires Major and...
Well intentioned BUT the PU still had tire marks on his back from the bus. I might have done the same when I was 16 though. LOL ... From: <softball4b@...>...
you are just doing your job correctly. it is the coaches not coaching correctly on a balk call but it is always our fault that one calls a balk the first game....
I had a plate umpire give his balls and strikes warning on the very first pitch of a game (second game of a doubleheader) I had the dish in the first game gave...
... While well intended, I'm sure, it shouldn't have been handled in any way, shape or form by your son, either before the game or at the plate conference. If...
Way to go, Rita. Early in the season I tell the coaches at the plate meeting that I call balks. "No warnings?" This is your warning. "But we haven't...
I always find it funny when Jrs coaches get upset about balks. Normally every third pitch is going to the back stop and runners moving up on the PB or WP. In...
Paint your right index finger yellow and your middle finger red.LOL! _____ From: llumpires@yahoogroups.com [mailto:llumpires@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Then we also have "catcher's balk" _____ From: llumpires@yahoogroups.com [mailto:llumpires@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jerry McKissack Sent: Thursday, April...
I had a friend (who was also a soccer referee) actually do that. Coach got mouthy, he called "Time" walked in front of the dugout and held up a yellow card....
There is no rule that says you have to drop the bat. The player can carry it all away around the bases if he/she wants. If they throw the bat backwards and hit...
You know, if all the B-R's carried their bats with them, there would be a lot less obstruction. It would be a lot like Texas. When anyone could be packing...
The main reason I quit giving warnings was the day I called an elephant balk and the coach said, "But you gave the other pitcher a warning!" I was done. Rita...
An appeal for carrying the bat was just stupid from the onset. Usually when that happens, everybody just has a good laugh -- "Johnny, you should leave the bat...
How does the Rays Manager know that those were Ray's fans down the 3B line that took away a potential out? They could have been from BAW-STUN. <Grin> Jerry...
Obstruction if specifically defined as "the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball, impedes the progress of any runner." Catcher's...
We switched rulebooks on you Ken - Catcher's obstruction comes from the NFHS (Fed) rulebook - rule 5-1-2(b) "a catcher or any fielder obstructs a batter or...
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