Judgement Check

[jkumpire]

Thanks for your thoughts men and ladies!

 

College summer game, games more like caged lions vs. fresh beef. 2 2.5 hour 7 inning games on hottest and most humid day of the season so far..   OBR.

 

R2, R1 for fresh beef, hard shot to F6 in the hole. Great get by F6 who throws to F4 to make the turn

 

The problem is F4 tags the bag with his right foot, takes it off the bag as he begins his slide step to throw to F3. As he takes foot off the bag the ball goes strainght down to the ground from his glove, classic drop, no transfer, no hand near glove. 

 

I call safe, no vountary release, no transfer attempt. Based on NCAA  video from 3 years ago this is pure IMO,. Under OBR I'm not quite so sure. If the definition of catch applies here IMO this is a nobrainer. But if he had the ball in glove on the base then dropped it after he let the base go, it's possible I kicked iit miserably. My inexperienced partner thought F4 never had complete posession of the ball to begin with, which I said maybe to. But I never felt he lost control until the ball came out and I based my call on what I saw, not his opinion.

 

What say you?  Did I blow this or OOO this call? I'm looking for a check of my rule understanding and judgement.  

 

Please let me know what you think, i just cleared the new stupid 3rd to 1st rule controversy out of my system the other day, I'ts hard to get rid of crow sandwiches you have to swallow even with loads of BBQ sauce on them.

 

Postscript: Of course the next ball hit is a routine 6-4-3, and evenyone but me forgot the call I made, except for me . After the games the manager for the 'fresh beef' team takes my number and my partner's, saying to us "You two are the best umpires we've seen all year, you did a good job and treated us fairly." Sadly his team is at least 2.5 hours away from my home, and after 30 games or so I think his opinion of us is a sad commentary on either him or the other crews he's seen this year. .     

 

 

 

 

[mstaylor]

Sounds like a drop to me. Bop attempt at transfer, must have never had complete control.

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[maven]

HTBT. Sounds like a drop. Although we hate to leave outs on the field, it's not worth the second guess.

[JaxRolo]

I was taught at a camp this summer that if the ball goes straight down its probably a drop. If the ball goes in any other direction then there must have been control. Even if just for an instant.

[noumpere]

As described "safe" is the expected and most likely correct call here.

[Dragon29]

Gotta agree - From your description, it sounds like a simple drop. Safe!