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    Scrappy

    This. I was told my whole team was scrappy last weekend. It never occurred to me that it was anything other than a compliment.
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    Favorite Games at Practice

    I have an old basketball with a picture of my face taped to it. The girls might actually enjoy this a little TOO much.
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    Best announcer lines from CWS, 2017 edition

    After the clothesline play at first, and with the benefit of super slo-mo, Smith said it was the right call. That may be the dumbest thing every said anywhere. I believe Mowins did call her out on that one though.
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    High School Softball

    What would you have the coach do if that's the best catcher he has? Not let your daughter pitch?
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    Quality of Umpiring

    I've had to ump and coach LL games at the same time. Honestly I prefer calling balls and strikes from behind the rubber rather than behind the plate..
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    Ump says DP can't play defense?

    This is correct. We subbed in our back-up first baseman for our right-fielder in the lineup. Good bat, but slower than the second-coming of Christ, so we put our DP in the field and put her on the bench.
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    Ump says DP can't play defense?

    I don't know if my state allows protests or not I guess. The thought of protest didn't even occur to me until after the game, and in fairness, what transpired had little to do with the outcome of the game in which we were soundly defeated. I think I may contact the state association though...
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    Ump says DP can't play defense?

    It's funny you say that. While I was waiting to talk to the ump the second time, their head coach walked by on his way to the coaching box; I asked him "Am I right or am I wrong?" He said "You're right." and kept walking.
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    Ump says DP can't play defense?

    I got to thinking about this after last night. We use Iscore and try to be pretty diligent about tracking everything, but yeah, I'm sure many teams aren't. And even using electronics it's pretty hard to verify who is actually out there if they are moving around at all.
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    Ump says DP can't play defense?

    I have been considering this. I don't really want to be 'that coach' but the guy just clearly has no handle on even the rudiments of the rule. Can you answer for me Comp, is there any requirement to notify the ump when you send your DP out on defense? I wonder if that is why this hasn't come...
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    Ump says DP can't play defense?

    Thanks for the response Ken. I actually asked him before reading him the rule if he wanted to hear it, but I agree it's generally not a great move. This was actually the first time we had used DP/Flex. We had already inserted another player into the batting for the right fielder. When we...
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    Ump says DP can't play defense?

    Yesterday, high school play in game. We are utilizing DP/Flex. Second inning, our right fielder becomes ill. We tell the ump we are going to sub for her, but will send our DP out to play in her spot defensively. He says if we do this we will "lose our flex". I ask "Why would we lose our...
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    17yr. Old wants to return after having baby

    True. Never meant to imply otherwise.
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    Obstruction at Home 2.0

    Thanks for the prompt reply. This was exactly my issue, that she turned around because she knew she was going to be out, in fact, she was very nearly out returning to 3rd, on a throw FROM OUR CATCHER. There is no way that ump should have thought she would have been safe at home, which I...
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    Obstruction at Home 2.0

    The opposition has girls at 2nd and 1st against us. Batter hits to out field. There is a throw home, but girl from 2nd scores. Ball gets by the catcher, pitcher is backing up. Catcher turns to get the ball from the pitcher. She is in the baseline as the runner rounds 3rd, runner comes a...
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    17yr. Old wants to return after having baby

    We have a junior who just returned to our high school team after missing her sophomore season to have a baby. Good kid and was a very good player as a freshman. Had some trepidation wondering how the year off and new responsibilities would affect her. Physically she's great and she's actually...
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    Does run count

    Okay. I think the defense can make a "fourth out" but it's just not an appeal play, correct?
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    Does run count

    What if you had the same scenario with two outs? Fourth out appeal to first?
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    Run scores?

    Nice that he corrected himself, but honestly, how does a UIC get that wrong? It's a very basic call; BR doesn't reach 1st, no run scores.
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    Pitcher step backward...legal?

    I don't understand this post; you "don't bother" with LL, don't know the pitching rules, but feel comfortable commenting that their rules are "baseball based (?) and there are a lot of major differences"? This is actually one of the few major differences I can think of where LL seriously...

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