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    Dropped third strike play

    Everyone says defense must know the situation, but shouldn't the offense know the situation as well? Rules and definitions matter. Within the definition of interference is the word confuse the defense. I know there are case plays that the defense must know the situation and I agree when you...
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    Tournament weekend, rules questions (and willing to be wrong)

    That is exactly what I said, except for what is in bold. There is no possible way to have a courtesy runner for a DP or Flex. The DP is the position of the player, so if a team is using DP/Flex and the Flex is the pitcher or catcher, the DP is NOT entitled to a courtesy runner, any change to her...
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    Ball hits bat twice

    I'm not ignoring anything. The definition of a Foul says its foul if it touches the player in the batter's box. A part of the box is in Fair territory. If the ball straight off the bat hits the batter in the box or bounce just in front of her feet, then hits her is she out, even if in the...
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    Ball hits bat twice

    @The Man In Blue ... No, I did not miss that, what I am trying to get at is the must be determined to be fair/foul if contact with player and ball occur while the batter is in the box. It is also in the definitions to requote "Rule 2-25 "Foul ball, Foul tip" Art 1. A foul ball is a batted ball...
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    Ball hits bat twice

    OK, but that ball settled meaning it hit and remained in fair territory. By rule it is already a fair ball as the batter delayed their run enough time for the ball to stop moving and settle, therefore a legally hit fair ball. In the OPs video and my scenarios, the ball has not settled yet...
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    Ball hits bat twice

    Any time the batter makes contact with the ball they become a batter-runner, the ball being over fair/foul territory has no bearing as to if they are a batter-runner or not. If a batter hits a long ball, they are still considered a batter-runner until it is ruled foul, if caught they are out...
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    Ball hits bat twice

    I found this in the "batter is out" section of the rulebook. "7-4 Art.13 ... After hitting or bunting a ball, the bat hits the ball a second time while the ball is on or over fair territory, or is on over foul territory and, in the umpire's judgement, had a chance to become a fair ball...
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    Player Conferences

    Thank you for that, but again I will disagree. While I understand your philosophy and justification behind it and it makes since. I still don't see it that way. When a coach becomes involved, with coaching, it should a charged conference regardless of how or why the stoppage occurred. So...
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    Player Conferences

    Maybe you can explain it to me then, and I understand this is getting into the philosophy of the call. Why then do we (most umpires) charge the defensive when their coach approaches the circle when F1/F2 are meeting? But, don't charge a conference when offensive coach calls their runners over...
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    Player Conferences

    In my post, I said they are not restricted, but I guess you missed that. "If the player wants to go to the coach and give them a high five or get candy because they are on base then by all means go for it." All I am trying to understand from your point of view is why if F1/F2 conference with...
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    Player Conferences

    But according to what you have said and directly what has been posted as the rule reference this would not be a charged conference because the pitcher/catcher called time had a discussion and their coach joined them? How can you rule that charged conference if the rule book specifically defines...
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    Player Conferences

    We will have to agree to disagree. I read the rules as I have interpreted them, while an official ruling for the state of Texas might have been supposed to be disseminated to Texas officials it was not any e-mail from the state Board for TASO nor my District or Chapter boards. So, since NFHS...
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    Player Conferences

    No one is saying they are restricted unless it is their second conference for the half inning. The rules back me up on this, while it does not specifically say they are required to stay in the vicinity of the base. A charged conference is when a coach or dugout/bench personnel talks with...
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    Player Conferences

    MIB said it would now be charged conference to the offensive team, which would be correct, and only restricted if it would be their second charged conference of the half inning. If the 3rd base coach asked for time during a 2-2 count to talk to the batter and then the next batter was to come...
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    Batter and runners think it’s ball 4

    I agree that playing the clock like that is bush league, however, it is now a part of the game. That said one of the best tournaments I have been to as an umpire was timed, but they required us to stop the clock for a time-out for any reason once there was 5 minutes left. This took care of...
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