Larry in TN

That's the difference right there. If the scorer is part of the team then they can communicate anything they want to the manager. It is only when there is an impartial official scorer provided by the league/tournament that they, like the umpires, are required to keep quiet until there is a proper appeal.

"life's the same i'm moving in stereo"

Sounds like it was the home team's scorer, not an impartial game scorer.

Is your dad a TV repair man with the ultimate set of tools? I can fix it! But can you name the song playing while they're driving the Z28 just before the crash?

Is your dad a TV repair man with the ultimate set of tools?

Interesting comment. I'm curious why you called it "disturbingly powerful". My son's, then 12yrs, first MLB game was at Turner field in 2012 during Chipper Jones' last season. It was the MIA@ATL game that ATL went into with a magic number of "1" for a wild card spot. Top of the 9th the Braves are trailing by one run and Kimbrel goes in to hold the 1-run deficit. I don't think you got to see Kimbrel pitch in your series but his entrance is also a "powerful" experience. (Insert your own adverb) All of the video screens and video strips show "Kimbrel" spelled out over flames while Welcome to the Jungle blares from the speakers as Kimbrel jogs out from the bullpen. Kibrel held, as he usually does, so we reach the mid-9th with the Braves still training by 1. During the commercial break they play a video on the jumbotron with gladiator-like clips inter-spaced with clips from big walk-off Braves' wins. The video ends with a voice-over saying something like, "We've done it before, we can do it again, if you Chop. This. House!" as the music transitions to the chop music. Pretty powerful stuff. Chipper lead off the inning with a stand-up double to the gap in center-right. Freddie Freeman is up next, and is known for hitting the first pitch, but the first pitch is in the dirt and past the catcher. Chipper moves up to 3B on the WP. After another pitch, or two, Freddie lines one over the "400" sign in center field for his first career walk-off home run. You've probably seen the video of Chipper skipping down the 3B line to score with one first held over his head--they've used that clip many times. Obviously, big celebration, interviews, video from the locker room, team back on the field for more celebrating and interviews, etc. I don't think we left the stadium until about an hour after the last pitch. On the walk up the hill to our hotel my son says, "That was the second best Braves game ever!" "Second best? What was the first?" He looks at me like I must be brain damaged, or something, to ask that question and says, "Game 6 in the 1995 World Series when they won the Championship!" Of course, that was five years before he was even born! They Turner Field folks do a good job putting on a good show for the fans. Just never thought of it as "disturbing"!

"If you've ever turned around to talk to the fans behind the backstop with a live ball in play.... You might be a Smitty..." "If you frequently signal the 'tip' mechanic as the pitch bounces off the backstop... You might be a Smitty..." Who's got more?

I'm just glad I didn't have to score it!

You just HAD to ruin it! I was thinking, "Hey, maybe this finally IS the elusive "timing" play because it certainly isn't a time play!"

They can't implement that (non-existent) rule without getting it approved through Willisamsport. LL doesn't have any provision for playing with less than 9 players [4.16/4.17 p.74 2014 LL Rule Book]. Any such rule would be a "local" rule which, I bet, has not been approved by the Charter Committee as is required by the "CHARTER COMMITTEE/WAIVERS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS" paragraph (p.12 2014 LL Rule Book). 4.16 - [...] NOTE: A game may not be started with less than nine (9) players on each team, nor without at least one adult manager or substitute manager. 4.17 - [...] NOTE: A game may not be continued with less than nine (9) players on each team. CHARTER COMMITTEE/WAIVERS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS The Charter Committee is a group of personnel at Little League International in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in whom is placed (by the Little League International Board of Directors) the responsibility of reviewing, granting, suspending or revoking the privileges and conditions of the local league's charter. When a local league wishes to request a waiver of a specific rule or regulation, it must submit the request in writing to the District Administrator, who will forward it with his/her recommendation to the Regional Director. The Regional Director will present the request to the Charter Committee for a decision. No other person or group has the authority to approve waivers or ANY rules or regulations.

He hasn't gotten around anything. That is specifically allowed by the rules. There are no cumulative limits which carry over from pitching to catching or vis versa.

Just remember, as an announcer, you can use the terms "interference" and "obstruction" interchangeably!

Good point about the double-header. I failed to include paragraph (k). Rule VI - PITCHERS (k) Pitching in more than one game in a day: Minor League, Little League and Intermediate (50-70) Division -- A player may not pitch in more than one game in a day. In this rule they use the term "Little League" to refer to the LL Major's Division. LL Juniors Division and above can pitch in more than one game in a day with some restrictions.

That's the thing about softball. You come walking up to the field thinking, "Hey, this looks like it'll be a lot like baseball!" But then the game starts, and it's not... Next thing you know the girls in the dugout are doing some kind of choreographed dance/cheer thing to support their batter.

I presume that you are referring to Little League Majors. Pitching limitations are covered in Rule VI - PITCHERS which begins on page 40 of the 2014 LL Rule book. Rule VI - PITCHERS, Note 3 covers pitching in a resumed game. NOTE 3: In a suspended games resumed on another day, the pitchers of record at the time the game was halted may continue to pitch to the extent of their eligibility for that day, provided said pitcher has observed the required days of rest. Example 1: A league-age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday when the game is suspended. The game resumes on the following Thursday. The pitcher is not eligible to pitch in the resumption of the game because he/she has not observed the required days of rest. Example 2: A league-age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday when the game is suspended. The game resumes on the following Saturday. The pitcher is eligible to pitch up to 85 more pitches in the resumption of the game because he/she has observed the required days of rest. Example 3: A league-age 12 pitcher delivers 70 pitches in a game on Monday when the game is suspended. The game resumes two weeks later. The pitcher is eligible to pitch up to 85 more pitches in the resumption of the game provided he/she is eligible based on his/her pitching record during the previous four days. As @mjr_2013 pointed out above, re-entry rules apply so, in Major's division, any pitcher who was removed from the game prior to its suspension are not eligible to re-enter as pitcher.

If he catches as much as a single pitch in each of four separate innings he can not pitch for the remainder of the day. The number of outs that may have been recorded while he was catching is irrelevant.

Thanks, I had that backwards. I have watched a couple of games played under FED rules but that's the extent of my experience with it outside of this forum.

1.11 (a) (1) All players on a team shall wear uniforms identical in color, trim and style, and all players uniforms shall include minimal sixinch numbers on their backs. (2) Any part of an undershirt exposed to view shall be of a uniform solid color for all players on a team. Any player other than the pitcher may have numbers, letters, insignia attached to the sleeve of the undershirt. (3) No player whose uniform does not conform to that of his teammates shall be permitted to participate in a game. (b) A league may provide that (1) each team shall wear a distinctive uniform at all times, or (2) that each team shall have two sets of uniforms, white for home games and a different color for road games. © (1) Sleeve lengths may vary for individual players, but the sleeves of each individual player shall be approximately the same length. (2) No player shall wear ragged, frayed or slit sleeves. (d) No player shall attach to his uniform tape or other material of a different color from his uniform. (e) No part of the uniform shall include a pattern that imitates or suggests the shape of a baseball. (f) Glass buttons and polished metal shall not be used on a uniform. (g) No player shall attach anything to the heel or toe of his shoe other than the ordinary shoe plate or toe plate. Shoes with pointed spikes similar to golf or track shoes shall not be worn. (h) No part of the uniform shall include patches or designs relating to commercial advertisements. (i) A league may provide that the uniforms of its member teams include the names of its players on their backs. Any name other than the last name of the player must be approved by the League President. If adopted, all uniforms for a team must have the names of its players. 1.15 (a) The pitchers glove may not, exclusive of piping, be white, gray, nor, in the judgment of an umpire, distracting in any manner. (b) No pitcher shall attach to his glove any foreign material of a color different from the glove. © The umpire-in-chief shall cause a glove that violates Rules 1.15(a) or 1.15(b) to be removed from the game, either on his own initiative, at the recommendation of another umpire or upon complaint of the opposing manager that the umpire-in-chief agrees has merit.

I don't know FED but think I remember from somewhere that all OBS in FED is treated like Type-A in OBR and is an immediate dead ball, R1 gets 3B or HP depending on Ump's judgement on what he would have had without being obstructed?????? In OBR I'd say Type-B OBS, delayed DB, OBS ignored if R1 protected to 3B, OBS enforced with R1 scoring if protected to HP (Ump judgement).

When something happens, call time, go to the umpire who made the call and tell him what you saw/ask what he had. If it's a judgement call or something that he might not have been able to see, ask him if he'll talk to his partner about what he saw. If it's a rule application issue tell him what you think the rule requires. If he disagrees tell him that you have a protest and continue the game. If you end up losing, follow the appropriate protest procedure for your league or tournament. In either case, the delay should be short, there doesn't need to be any arguing, and you've protected yourself to the extent that the rules allow.

Have time for any of Atlanta's other attractions? Georgia Aquarium? The World of Coca-Cola? Lunch at The Varsity?

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It doesn't matter where the fielder is when the ball is touched. It only matters where the ball is when first touched.

This is what I'm having trouble understanding. To me, if a fielder has to alter his play on the batted ball to avoid a collision then he has been hindered. Can you help me understand why it is not? Sounds like this would require the fielder to proceed into the collision in order to get the call which doesn't seem right to me. If he doesn't, the runner has altered the fielder's play on the ball without any penalty.

Okay, so I guess what I need more clarification on is how you judge "hindrance" in a situation such as this. To me, if the fielder has to stop his advance on the ball, or can't advance on the ball, in order to avoid a collision he has been hindered. If the fielder never had any intention on advancing on the ball then there is no hindrance. If this is correct, how do you judge it?