Huskerdu
With Purpose and Urgency
- Sep 4, 2011
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I'm not sure what you would do on a popup to the pitcher besides stay on the base. I was pretty much referring to the poster saying if they called it with 2nd and 3rd only there would have really protested. Now if was supposed to be called and not called and the player dropped the ball, I could see cause for argument.
I'm not trying to argue, just wondering if I am missing something.
On the IFR, the plate umpire signals to the base umpire by holding his arm out in a fist and his other to his chest to agree it is in place. As soon as the ball is hit in the air with runners on 1-2nd, it is called out with the extended fist, "INF Batter is out (if the ball is hit in foul territory, he should include, "IF FAIR"). If the ball is caught, runners can tag up like a normal fly ball, if it is not, obviously they can advance at will. Regardless, the batter is out whether it is caught or not.
We had a situation where the "...if fair" was left out and my batter was called out on the IFR. When the ball went foul, and it wasn't caught, the opposing coach (one of our rivals during a semi-final tourney game) wanted to hold the umpire to his call, that my batter was out. I called the UIC (USSSA) and he instructed the green blade of grass who made the call, he should have included, "...if fair" The other coach and his assistant lost his mind and totally flipped out yelling and screaming kicking dirt. They should have been ejected but the green blade of grass didn't know what to do. Unfortunately they won the game by one run, had the coaches been run, we probably would have won. It was an embarassing situation for the USSSA, their families and their girls, and he hasn't lived it down to this day...we just 10-runned them this past weekend, with smiles on our faces.
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