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Aug. 3, 2023
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Intentionally Dropped Fly Ball or Line Drive

Ruling as posted by Donna is correct.
In young man’s ball we call it making a travesty of the game. Being from Michigan we’d say “making a traverse city of the game” 😀
July 27, 2023
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: No tag call

Like BJ, I would also verbalize a safe or out call on the described play. Another thing I would look for is the runner going out of the baseline. It doesn’t take much to do that.
May 18, 2023
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Potential interference

Although I’d have to see this play to make a definitive call but if it’s as described in the first post I have interference on that runner. Dead ball, that runner is out and the runner closest to home is out. Double play, inning over.
If it was legal for a baserunner to throw his or her hands up like that to interfere with a throw I would think that would be a common occurrence nearly everywhere.
May 10, 2023
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Courtesy Runner

Yogi08, short answer is yes a runner can refuse a courtesy runner. I actually did it once. I was on second as the 7th run of the inning (we were major plus). Being that it was hot that day our coach thought I may have been tired. When the guy came out to run I told him “no way, I got this” Batter got a base hit and I scored easily. It
April 30, 2023
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Senior Softball: A hitter's game?

Webbie I’m very familiar with that LD team, they’re from my area!! Very opportunistic team and very strong players who not only could hit but play d as well. They almost never beat themselves. Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile. The missed play at first you refer to clearly illustrates that!!
When losing a hard fought, close game you can always pinpoint a play or two that likely made the difference between winning and losing by a run.

April 29, 2023
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: 2 Person Umpiring Position

NYGYY, that’s a standard baseball position.
Call it a hunch but I suspect that umpire also does baseball.
I agree with BJ, it’s much too dangerous to be standing on the inside in softball.
April 25, 2023
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Senior Softball: A hitter's game?

I’m a firm believer in offense wins you games and defense wins you championships. Teams need both. Having some bounces go your way, an umpire call or two go your way and plain ole Lady Luck doesn’t hurt.
Bruce here’s what I’d do with that .720 obp, errors, missed cut offs which allow those runs.
He’d be an ah or catcher.

April 18, 2023
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Slap hit

If you break your wrist guess what? You’re going to a hospital and you’re on the sidelines for several weeks.
Yes the batter cannot chop. Dead ball out
The batter must follow thru on his/her swing. There is no rule that says it has to be a certain speed. It can be a slow speed follow thru.
The batter cannot stop his/her swing, I consider that a bunt.
Feb. 10, 2023
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Interference or Not

This is exactly like the infamous bunt by Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ed Armbrister in the 1975 World Series. Armbrister laid down what was intended to be a sacrifice bunt. Upon running to first he collided with Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk who was attempting to field the ball. It caused Fisk to throw wildly to second in an attempt to force the runner from first. No call was made by home plate umpire Larry Barnett.
This has been a subject of a lot of debate thru the years.
I invite people to Google the play.
My call: interference on Armbrister.
Dec. 19, 2022
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Moving from Volunteer Umpires to Paid Umpires in our recreational yet competitive Senior Softball League

Practically all venues i umpire in are cash on the barrel. League teams pay us cash per game. For tournaments i umpire the director pays us cash when we are finished for the tournament. I suppose some use Venmo or pay pal. But it’s all tax free.
But if you ump or officiate for a city, school, sports type of organization or another entity you can earn up to $600 per calendar year tax free. You earn over $600 you have to submit a w9 form as part of your earned income on your tax returns.
Dec. 7, 2022
stick8
Topic: Players looking to join a team
Discussion: 60+ Animal

What happens in Vegas…………….never happened
Nov. 27, 2022
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Home plate issue

Screamer it’s important to do a pregame with your partner to go over certain situations to determine who has what.
Several years ago I worked with a guy who looked at me funny after I went over stuff in our pregame. Then in the 3rd inning we had a situation like rangeview85 described. I’m in the field. Routine fly to left center. Instead of going out i button hook to get in position for a possible play at second. Runner at second tags and goes to third. Runner at first tags and goes to second. Throw goes to third. I look for my partner to make a call and he’s leaning on the backstop talking with someone. I yelled out that’s your call at third. He said no that’s your call. Then he said I call balls and strikes only.
After a momentary rage i finished the game and I told
my assignor at the time don’t put me with that clown ever again.





Nov. 2, 2022
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: ow to appeal a call

Dead ball appeal used be next batter in the box, pitcher on the mound appeals to the umpire the runner on second missed first. Pitcher steps off the mound throws to first, first baseman steps on first then the call is made.
Now you just ask the umpire.
Oct. 23, 2022
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: How would you call this one?

BJ you are correct in your assumption. This happened in a mens league game I was umpiring last week. B/R was out.
Oct. 22, 2022
stick8
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: How would you call this one?

Runner on first, one out. Batter hits a fly ball to left center. Runner on first is tagging. The batter runner is hustling and passes the runner tagging up on first. Then the left center fielder misses the fly ball. Is the batter runner out for passing the runner on first?
Oct. 17, 2022
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Courtesy Runner Rule Question

Here’s my line up:
1) Cobb. 2) Bonds 3) Ruth 4) Williams 5) Mays 6) Bench 7) Gehrig
8) Schmidt 9) Wagner 10) Hornsby 11) Koufax

AJC, I initially thought that coach was joking but he was serious plus was quite agitated! Only in senior softball
Oct. 17, 2022
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: You make the call:

Umpire was correct. The third batter took a strike for him!!
Oct. 17, 2022
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Courtesy Runner Rule Question

I don’t umpire a whole lot of senior ball but here is a situation I had. .
Open inning. #14 goes in to run. He scores two batters later. He comes up to bat three batters later and gets a base hit. After the first pitch to the next batter the coach for the other team argues #14 should be out because he already ran for someone. Just because you ran for someone earlier in the same inning, you can’t run for yourself—really?
Aug. 4, 2022
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Am i wrong to think this way

Benji, ive umprd some u-trip conference and they do it right. Bats are tested before teams play. A sticker is put on the ones that pass and then they’re put into a plastic bucket. Team Buckets are put on the field before their game. Players can only use the bats from their team bucket. After play is done for the day the team buckets are locked away until the next day. Once teams are eliminated is when they get their bats back. Now I don’t expect senior softball to do anything like that but unless they come out with an mri for bats, that’s as fulproof as you can get.
Now I ump for one nation. In the lower levels if a pitcher gets drilled then the bat is taken out and is given a compression test that my UIC has on site. Pass and bat is returned to the player. Fail and they keep the bat and try to somehow determine if it’s been shaved. How they do that is beyond me.
I had a case a couple years ago. A class D players bat tested 140 on all 4 sides. Yikes! It was sent away to be cut open and it was totally shaved. That guy was banned for 5 years.
I was not aware senior softball doesn’t have a compression number for their bats.
Aug. 3, 2022
stick8
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Am i wrong to think this way

Anyone caught using a shaved senior bat should be banned at least 10 years.
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