Say Marriard, what rule are they breaking? I used the unsportsmanlike rule, but that's the umpire interpretation. Is there a rule in the rulebook?
Batter running to first on ball 3, runners 1st and 2nd. Interference in NFHS?
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In USSSA I would absolutely start with Rule11.2.N
"N. Behaving in any manner not in accordance with the spirit of fair play"
There are some other rules I can use to support it, but you only need one. There is something similar in all rule sets.
As I said, the problem is that you can't write rules to cover every situation or attempted manipulation and you don't want to. It is already a long complex mess of rule sets, case books, manuals, etc, etc. I already have somewhere between 300-600 pages of rule related documentation for every sanction.
If enough idiots do something, that the rule committee or the head of officials feel the need to address; they will put a case play out versus a rule - i.e. an interpretation versus an actual rule which says which rule covers the situation and how they want you to call it.
Added: In every rule book in every sport there will be a rule that says that the official/umpire is the person who decides any situation that is not covered by the rule book. It is truly the very, very, very last resort and you NEVER want to use that if at all possible because the game is old and there is very little really new - the rule book can be used to cover 99.99999% of situations so as an official you always are looking to only apply the actual rules to what happened (a lot of times when good umpires get together it is to discuss 1) what actually happened and 2) what rule applies) . I don't think I have ever used the power to rule on a non-covered event in any sport on a play call - but it is there.
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Yeah, this coach is 100% a piece of garbage. Would be fine if people like him were banned for life from being withing 10 miles of youth sports. Guaranteed bad guy in most facets of his life. Good people don't do this.
Like the time a bird came between Randy Johnson's fastball and home plate, perhaps.
Seriously - is there softball (or baseball) rule that covers a pitch impeded in flight?
I know Johnson's FB was ruled 'no pitch' but have always wondered if there was something other than umpire discretion in making that call.
Anyone know?
Umpires routinely call no pitch/dead ball for things on the field interfering with play or the umpires themselves. An easy example is a foul ball from another field, but it could be anything abnormal, including a bird hitting a pitched ball. Once, I saw an umpire call time because of swarm of bugs in his face.
On every questionable call for the rest of the game:
Coaches, parents, everybody: Hey blue, are the bugs back?
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