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| April 16, 2004 Dos 3 posts | Rundown rule I'm looking for the rule that allows a runner only one reversal in a run down between bases. Please help. |
| April 16, 2004 TexasTransplant Men's 70 516 posts | Somebody please tell me there is no such rule. Isn't that a little over the top, even for senior softball? |
| April 16, 2004 Bat-Heater Men's 50 64 posts | Never heard of rule like that and that would be an odd rule to say the least |
| April 17, 2004 cpope Men's 75 160 posts | TT, there is a rule like that in the 55 league in the Villages of Florida. It suxs to say the least, nobody can ever get it correct, even the umps get confused. Lets play the game as we started to play it 50 years ago. |
| April 19, 2004 TerryDarc 22 posts | We have a rule in our rec league that allows a runner to change directions once and then attempt to advance/return to the base without sliding or diving. |
| April 19, 2004 TexasTransplant Men's 70 516 posts | TerryD, What is the purpose of this rule? Seems to me it penalizes speed and agility for no good reason. Are those talents deemed to give the runner an unfare advantage? After all, we're not talking about something you can buy of a shelf; we're talking about taking care of yourself and staying in shape. Aren't these some of the positive aspects of Senior Softball that ought to be encouraged? |
| July 18, 2004 hoop 4 posts | in our league, a player can reverse oneself to try and return to a base. however the runner is out if the ball is thrown to the base and arrives before the runner. the runner does not have to be tagged out. of course, runner cannot slide or dive into any base. |
| July 19, 2004 LOBO Men's 50 39 posts | If you can be in a run down between first and second or second and third and must be tagged out, why is it that if you attempt to make a second turn towards third base you are automatically out? Everyone at this level understands the rules of baseball/softball and rundowns are part of the game. If you cross the "line of no return" on your way to home plate, you are automatically out if you attempt to go back to third. Why? The "line" should be eliminated and the ball should be live and in play. The rule is already in place for putting out a runner at home plate by the use of a second home plate to avoid a collision and potential injury. Why not make the game a little more exciting by allowing rundowns between third and home. Hell, most of us are just happy to reach first base when we hit a single because of our tired legs anyway?. How many rundowns per game do you think there will be? Do we need to start taking out the wheelchairs? I don't think so!. We are all ballplayers and out to have fun. I do not think anyone is out to intentionally injure anyone. If you want to talk about safety, try pitching when someone is trying to take your head off by going up the middle. Maybe that will be the next rule in place, any ball hit over the pitchers knees is an automatic out. Come on now, batter up and let's play ball the way the game was intended to be played. |
