Read This

[RWPatten]

Read this and tell me what you think:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4263659

[mstaylor]

I wrote a message to the writer of the story. I don't know if it should have been a warning as he says or an out as the umpire said or nothing. The manager says they didn't want to win like that but you have to play by the rules. If it should have been a warning then the offensive manager should have protested instead of whining later. I don't know the correct call.

[Umpire in Chief]

Crazy but agree with MST.

[SNIPERBBB]

I would of been off the field before the coach even had a chance to talk to me. At my state meeting a year or so ago, we were told to ignore such a thing happening any ways as there is no way in heck you are controlling the winning team's players.

[willv28]

I would of been off the field before the coach even had a chance to talk to me. At my state meeting a year or so ago, we were told to ignore such a thing happening any ways as there is no way in heck you are controlling the winning team's players.

How could you be off the field. She immediately bellowed.

Personally, I have at worst the warning and likely nothing. They're not going to win a protest about that anyway if it's not called. I'd only call it if they were assisting the runner.

[noumpere]

Read this and tell me what you think:

1) It's old news.

2) The defensive coach was wrong to try to have this rule "enforced."

3) The umpire got the ruling wrong because it's not an out to have this kind of contact.

4) The offensive coach was wrong not to protest.

[scobes7]

Wow

[catoblue]

Anybody a college Softball rules guru here? I'm only a baseball guy, and in a baseball game, run scores, game over. High fives do not qualify as assisting the runner. I'd be interested in hearing what the softball rule actually states, to know what the right call would be in such a situation.

[nolanadair]

I agree with the previous poster. In baseball the home run would count. I don't know about softball rules, but the home run should count because the players did not assist the runner in touching the bases.

[frenchblue]

this is very strange. baseball, the run would score. i guess in softball (what a rule, uh?) the batter is out for her teammates giving her a congradulatory slap on the back...the coach can cangradulate the batter by high fiving her rounding third, but teammates can pat her on the back? wow. and of course rick riley of espn has this story.

BUT, BUT if it is a rule, then the umpire should (and did) enforce it. what a stange rule though.

[sasmallen]

I think somebody earlier said that it shouldn't have been a out (it may be a "don't do that rule"?)

As far as baseball, I don't think it would matter if a runner receives assistance from another runner.

[mstaylor]

In baseball it's nothing, it's not "a don't do that",it's nothing.

[sasmallen]

In baseball it's nothing, it's not "a don't do that",it's nothing.

Yes, I know. The first paragraph

"I think somebody earlier said that it shouldn't have been a out (it may be a "don't do that rule"?)"

was referring to the part of the post before mine that said:

this is very strange. baseball, the run would score. i guess in softball (what a rule, uh?) the batter is out for her teammates giving her a congradulatory slap on the back.

That's why my second paragraph started with "As far as baseball...", and did not mention anything about "don't do that" because nolanadair said that it would be ok in baseball as long as the players did not assist the runner. I was pointing out that in baseball runners can assist other runners. (I have no idea about softball except for what I read here).

Didn't feel like quoting in the earlier post since I figured people would read the posts in order and it would make sense.