martianr
Softball DAD
This might be the wrong title, but I think you will get my point. I don't want to sound negative but I want others perspective on what is happening to Softball today. The trend in softball lately is, to me, becoming frustrating, disheartening, discouraging, fill in the blank
We are all familiar with the attention that illegal pitchers have gotten on the website. And they are illegal.
I was at HS SB tournament yesterday. The opposing pitcher replanted(crow hopped). I informed the FU and all he said was "I'll watch". You guessed it. Nothing got done. The FU is a NAIA Assistant SB coach.
Another game. The last game of the day we played, the opposing runners(and I mean all runners) when at first never touched the base. They piled dirt next to it(RF side) used it like starting block . We never complained because there was no way the FU would be able to see that. When the game was over we showed the ump this and he just shook his head and said, "where are the ethics." We agreed.
Another game I was at the pitcher never paused when she was the rubber. She received the signal when she was off the rubber and went right into her pitching motion and pitched the ball never pausing when she was on the rubber. I voiced my opinion to the PU. Nothing got done.
As fast as SB is, I was wondering if the colleges need to use video to watch pitchers or other infraction or have more umps on the field, OR if they are pitching illegal, have a review booth to inform the Umps. I feel if it does not stop at the top, nothing will get done. And young players will be paying the price. It seems like a coach will find the line in the sand and just cross it. Than cross it a little more until it is acceptable and the rules don't apply or not enforced.
This is something that has been on my mind for a awhile, and I thought I would throw this out there to see what others thought.
I would like others to give examples on ethics leaving the game.
We are all familiar with the attention that illegal pitchers have gotten on the website. And they are illegal.
I was at HS SB tournament yesterday. The opposing pitcher replanted(crow hopped). I informed the FU and all he said was "I'll watch". You guessed it. Nothing got done. The FU is a NAIA Assistant SB coach.
Another game. The last game of the day we played, the opposing runners(and I mean all runners) when at first never touched the base. They piled dirt next to it(RF side) used it like starting block . We never complained because there was no way the FU would be able to see that. When the game was over we showed the ump this and he just shook his head and said, "where are the ethics." We agreed.
Another game I was at the pitcher never paused when she was the rubber. She received the signal when she was off the rubber and went right into her pitching motion and pitched the ball never pausing when she was on the rubber. I voiced my opinion to the PU. Nothing got done.
As fast as SB is, I was wondering if the colleges need to use video to watch pitchers or other infraction or have more umps on the field, OR if they are pitching illegal, have a review booth to inform the Umps. I feel if it does not stop at the top, nothing will get done. And young players will be paying the price. It seems like a coach will find the line in the sand and just cross it. Than cross it a little more until it is acceptable and the rules don't apply or not enforced.
This is something that has been on my mind for a awhile, and I thought I would throw this out there to see what others thought.
I would like others to give examples on ethics leaving the game.
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