- Jun 18, 2013
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Here is the situation. My DD is playing in the local Little League organization while we have been practicing with travel teams trying to find a home. Two nights ago, she is on second. Batter gets a hit to shallow right field. She rounds third and the catcher plants her back foot on the plate and reaches up as if she is receiving a throw. LF does not have the arm to make the throw in time so there is no close play but DD slides anyway and in the process knocks the catcher down because she slid through her leg.
This umpire has a reputation for yelling at kids/parents/coaches for things during games. He proceeded to yell at my DD to not slide into home unless there was a play at the plate. I managed to keep my cool during the game, but it took great effort. My understanding is that since the catcher was reaching up as if she was receiving a throw then the slide was perfectly legal. The only reason that he even had anything to say was because the catcher was out of position and had her back foot in the middle of the plate and caused a collision that didn't need to happen. Is there any other situation in which my DD should have not slid? If she would have run through the plate then she would have potentially had a collision at the plate.
This umpire has a reputation for yelling at kids/parents/coaches for things during games. He proceeded to yell at my DD to not slide into home unless there was a play at the plate. I managed to keep my cool during the game, but it took great effort. My understanding is that since the catcher was reaching up as if she was receiving a throw then the slide was perfectly legal. The only reason that he even had anything to say was because the catcher was out of position and had her back foot in the middle of the plate and caused a collision that didn't need to happen. Is there any other situation in which my DD should have not slid? If she would have run through the plate then she would have potentially had a collision at the plate.