MrUmp1

agree, batter runner must avoid fielder trying to catch a pop up

It will be the bottom of the second

There is no specific rule that I have found or know of. The one thing that is a problem is that you sweat, wipe your face, if you get it on your hands then touch the ball you are in violation of applying a foreign substance to the ball. Now you have a problem. Thats something you can be ejected for. Greg Maddox was once ask about it and he said he would never wear it cause it would incite the hitter and thats not what he wanted to do. I will check with some real gurus and see what they have to say.

[quote name="LCM76" post="1210765" timestamp="1334440811"] [quote author=scapegoat link=topic=98942.msg1210570#msg1210570 date=1334376491] Biggest case of" home cooking" I have ever witnessed in alot of years of watching baseball.Livingston played great they did not need the extra help.If those two guys called everyone of Livingstons games the Lions would be undefeated.9 against 11 is not a fair game! Have never witnessed two umpires have a conversation with the home coach about a call and not let the visiting coach in on the conversation.Especially when the call goes the home teams way reversing the original call.Just so happens it was in the same inning Livingston scored it's 2 runs.With no one on base the home plate umpire over rules the first base umpires call that livingstons first baseman's foot came off the bag.Lead off batter for Nederland in the inning.Sure would like to know what was said in the conversation! [/quote] [quote author=scapegoat link=topic=98942.msg1210739#msg1210739 date=1334435922] Man Up did you hear me complain about calls in the Vidor and PNG losses?That bust out inning Livingston had they had one hit in it and alot of help with a reversed call.Pitcher for Livingston was great and we should have been entertained with extra innings but the umpires made sure they got home on time.One has to ask why there were only two umpires at the game.No doubt Nederland should be playing better and not leaving it in the umpires hands.Just the way it goes when you are struggling.One thing is for sure.There were some awful 'Fishy" calls in the lake Livingston area last night!    [/quote] If you've been watching a lot of baseball over the years as you claim, especially games at Nederland, you would have to agree that over the years Nederland has had an awful lot of calls go their way when they are at home.  I recall several ridiculous calls that have gone against LCM the previous two years.  (This past years game at Nederland was a very well called game, LCM just stunk it up). By the way, in MY years of watching baseball, umpires don't generally have discussions with both coaches at the same time (but I'm not saying that it NEVER happens).  Generally they discuss a situation with one coach and then after the ruling may talk to the other coach to give an explanation.  After the call was made after talking to the Livingston coach, if the umpire didn't go to the Nederland coach then the Nederland coach should have gone to the umpire to discuss.  [b]Mr. Ump1 may be able to give some better insight on how these situations are handled.[/b] Even if the Nederland runner was ultimately ruled safe at first (if I correctly understood what was posted), as good as the Livingston pitchers are, he most likely would have been left stranded there or been put out at 2nd on a DP. [/quote] Well since i was not there, kind of hard for me to comment on what went on. I can say the reason that there are two umpires at Livingston games is because they use the Houston Chapter and Livingston chooses to only pay for two umpires. Most games around the state are covered by two man crews. Our local 4A and 5A schools opt to pay for three for the extra coverage. The travel dollars that Livingston has to pay for officials in all sports has to be a killer on their budget.

Kelly 3 St Thomas 0  I think both pitchers threw 3 hitters.

We have talked about this on numerous occasions. All we can do is guide our fellow umpires and give them the tools and learning to know the game, how they take that info and use it is up to them.

They are only legal for High School ball if they have the BBCOR certification on the bat.

Ok there is a difference depending on league. In Federation High School ball it is an immediate dead ball. In the pro's, college, and as far as I know summer league ball it is a delayed dead ball. Why there is a difference is beyond me but it is. So the umpires were correct in the high school game to call a dead ball.

Batter is out and runner can not advance. If the runner is thrown out then interference is ignored and in your case would be a strike em out throw em out. This would be very rare for this to happen since most of the time a hit and run is on and most managers do not call this with two strikes on the batter.

The knee breaking the back plane of the rubber does not constitute a balk. It must be his entire foot.

Doesn't matter the level, free foot cannot completly go past the back edge of the pitchers plate and he must step directly towards the bag. You may here of the 45 degree line but that is just a good indicator of where he is stepping. There is so much about this it is to much to type. There are many sites that have the major league rule book online and if you read the pitching rule it should explain it all to you. If you have a specific question about one part I can try to answer.

Weather or not the game is official is not an umpire call that is a league issue but i can say that per Federation Rules there is no protest of a game like you might see in little league.

I can not comment on this situation

Here i pasted it so all can see the exact wording. The rule In Major League Baseball, "Infield Fly" is explained by rule 2.00 (Definitions of terms), and rule 6.05e (Batter is out). Other leagues have similar rules. Since the purpose is to prevent double plays, the rule applies only when there are fewer than two outs, and there is a force play at third base (i.e., there are runners at first and second base, or the bases are loaded).[1] In these situations, if a fly ball is in fair play, and in the umpire's judgment it is catchable by an infielder with ordinary effort, the umpire shall call "infield fly", and the batter will be out[2] regardless of whether the ball is actually caught in flight. Umpires typically raise one arm straight up to signal to everyone that the rule is in effect. If "infield fly" is called and the fly ball is caught, it is treated exactly as an ordinary fly ball; the batter is out, there is no force, and the runners must tag up. On the other hand, if "infield fly" is called and the ball lands fair without being caught, the batter is still out, and there is no force, but the runners are not required to tag up. In either case, the ball is live, and the runners may advance at the risk of being doubled-off if the ball is caught. [edit] Foul balls If the fly ball is near the foul lines, the umpire is to declare "infield fly, if fair." If the ball is not caught and ends up foul (including if it lands fair and then rolls foul), infield fly is cancelled, and the play is treated as an ordinary foul ball. In contrast, if the ball lands foul and then rolls fair, infield fly takes effect, and the batter is out.[3] [edit] "Ordinary effort" Any fair fly ball that could have been caught by an infielder with ordinary effort is covered by the rule regardless of where the ball is caught. The ball need not be caught by an infielder, nor must it be caught in the infield. For example, if an infielder retreats to the outfield in an effort to catch a fly ball with ordinary effort, the infield Fly Rule may be invoked, even if an outfielder ultimately caught the ball, and even if no infielder attempted to make a play on the ball. Similarly, a fly ball within the infield that could have been caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, but is caught by an outfielder, would also be covered by the rule.

The infield fly rule was called. Infield fly rule is runners on first and second or bases loaded and less than two outs and a fly ball that can reasonably caught by an infielder. Batter is out and runners advance at their own risk.  It does not have to be within the confines of the dirt just that an infielder is under the ball and should be able to catch it. This is called when the ball is at it's apex so the runners know it has been called and they should know that they do not have to advance but if they do it is at their own risk. This keeps a fielder from intentionally not catching a ball to try and get a double play. Last night both the home plate umpire and the first base umpire called the infield fly and all the coaches heard it, maybe not the fans. There was no consultation between umpires on that call I was there and know exactly what transpired. Infield fly rule is the same for high school, college and pro ball. Look up the pro rule book online and read the rule and it will help you understand. Thanks for the question.

LCM @ Lumberton  THURS  6 pm

Playing in High School, a line drive hit straight to centerfielder who missed judged it, hit him square in the head, the ball bounced high enough and far enough over to right field the right fielder caught the ball for an out. We couldn't stop laughing for innings.

I think that ranking teams at this point is useless. Only thing that is going to matter is next fall and the play on the field.

[quote name="BHFAN" post="1183966" timestamp="1330030480"] [quote author=BellBiz30 link=topic=96067.msg1183958#msg1183958 date=1330030141] he might turn that team around bhfan, i would hold off on your remarks until the game is over,,that one would be pretty embarassing to lose 8) [/quote] Unlike the masses I have seen Coach Price coach for several years. He could prove me dead wrong, but he was supposed to be the one to turn HF around and didn't do any better then the previous staff. He will have more athletes to work with at CEK I'm just not sold that he was as good as a coach as some say. [/quote] I will have to respectfully disagree with you that Coach Price didn't do any better than the previous coach. Last year was only his second and maybe the win loss wasn't much better, I am here to tell you the team he had last year was much much improved over the previous years. Another year of off season and HF would be playing for something at the end of the year. May still be.

Look forward to seeing you in lumberton saturday morning bulldog16 

So if you bought one can you get a refund? I bought one to keep by my door to knock burglers in the head with so if I went in front of a judge I would be BBCOR legal. Didnt want my case to be thrown out if I used a BESR bat.

Most of the time all said above is correct, but last year was not the case. The reason we had such a bad drought was because we did not get rain in the winter months like usual. We were talking the other day that we are not sure we even had any rainouts last year. This year certainly looks to be soggy for a few weeks for sure.

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1170832" timestamp="1328219736"] Silsbee's 20-4A schedule: week 0  PNG week 1  LCM week 2  Lumberton week 3  Livingston [/quote] Win all four and you make the 4A playoffs!!!!!!!

Any ticket after the 3rd inning 5 bucks. Or it could be he is going to announce a partnership with Priceline, Expedia, or Ebay.

Always great to see one of our coaches get some much needed recognition and Chad is most deserving of this honor.