Coach Assist - Warning at CWS

[johnnyg08]

Couldn't believe what I was seeing then the U3 warned him! 

UCLA/Arkansas

[jimurrayalterego]

28 minutes ago, johnnyg08 said:

Couldn't believe what I was seeing then the U3 warned him! 

UCLA/Arkansas

Uhh, Inning, outs, top or bottom. Or do i have to time stamp this and rewind my recording 28 minutes.

[johnnyg08]

23 minutes ago, jimurrayalterego said:

Uhh, Inning, outs, top or bottom. Or do i have to time stamp this and rewind my recording 28 minutes.

I don't believe we've met? 🙂
 

 

[jimurrayalterego]

25 minutes ago, johnnyg08 said:

I don't believe we've met? 🙂
 

 

That was strange. If it's not assist it's nothing. 

[Replacematt]

19 minutes ago, jimurrayalterego said:

That was strange. If it's not assist it's nothing. 

Which umpire originally called time?

[Velho]

1 minute ago, Replacematt said:

Which umpire originally called time?

From watching it live, I believe U3 is the one who called time - as shown in the video above.

[jimurrayalterego]

7 hours ago, Velho said:

From watching it live, I believe U3 is the one who called time - as shown in the video above.

I wonder if the OBR "refrain from touching" somehow was triggered.

[johnnyg08]

8 hours ago, Velho said:

From watching it live, I believe U3 is the one who called time - as shown in the video above.

Agree...furthermore, there better be a cheetah chasing a gazelle in the outfield for any of the other crew members calling time with no other runner except the one directly in front of U3. 

[Coach Carl]

The coach wasn't trying to help him return to or leave the base, so looks like there's no assist call to make.

[Velho]

NCAA rule

 

NFHS

 

OBR 

[stevis]

The NCAA rule seems to leave a loophole that physically assisting your runner in staying on the base is allowed. 

[Velho]

LL (from the RIM, note how only (h) and A.R. are Rulebook.

[The Man in Blue]

I don't mind a quick reminder to the coach on this, but this is far from an assist of any meaningful kind and does not warrant any official action in any code.

Yeah, sometimes we pick our battles.  Sometimes we pick them well, sometimes we don't.  Back to the "spirit vs. letter" debate . . . 

[Velho]

16 minutes ago, The Man in Blue said:

I don't mind a quick reminder to the coach on this, but this is far from an assist of any meaningful kind and does not warrant any official action in any code.

Agreed (though appreciate @johnnyg08 posting it for discussion). This is in the category of "coach, it's a good idea to let the foul ball touch something or get past the base before grabbing it". In isolation, a non event. As a perpetual habit of the coach though it can lead to a bad outcome when they grab one that could have gone fair because of that rote behavior.

[johnnyg08]

Just to clarify, you can all hear the audio in the clip of the "warning" or "please be advised" at the end..yes? 

It's probably a yes...but I just want to make sure...not because of anything one was other other...but I really liked that part of the clip. 

[Velho]

5 minutes ago, johnnyg08 said:

Just to clarify, you can all hear the audio in the clip of the "warning" or "please be advised" at the end..yes

"Time out. Don't put your hands on him and help him up"

 

And now you owe me for having to listen to Ravetch.

[johnnyg08]

14 minutes ago, Velho said:

"Time out. Don't put your hands on him and help him up"

And now you owe me for having to listen to Ravetch.