Any When can you tag up when OF bobbles the ball?
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andy-rockstar
Living for the Cit-ay
Yes. Runners can tag up when the ball is touched. Otherwise, a fielder could hypothetically bobble the ball all the way into the infield to prevent a runner from tagging up.
NCASAUmp
Un-Retired
That's correct. They may tag up when it's first touched, not when it's caught.
jsizelove32
Coach
This.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Illegal pitcher
The Veteran
Just once I want see a clueless fielder intentionally bobble the ball all the way to the infield and think that he's going to get an easy out at third base.
I want to see the umpire that calls that, too!
russmcd
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Umpire called this wrong on us a couple weeks ago. 2nd inning and 1 out, I'm coaching first with a guy on and the ball is hit to RF. Ball hits palm of RF glove and bounces straight up about 2 feet in the air, so I tell guy on 1 to take off to 2nd, (contact is made right?). The ball comes back to into the the fielders glove for out #2. Runner is "safe" on 2 riiight?. NOOOOOO
Other team starts screaming the runner left early, throws ball to 1st, Blue calls runner out. I'm thinking no way...contact NOT possession. I "discuss" this with the Home Plate Blue, not yelling or screaming as that doesn't get us anywhere right, but he won't hear of it. Says, "no, uhhh, runner left at his own risk, he has to tag up....uhm..." I said, "No Blue, RF made contact with the ball and it bounced out of his glove...CONTACT Blue, not POSSESSION...." made that argument 4 times but he still wouldn't hear of it. Other team was 1st or 2nd year players so I wasn't gonna push it, I could have delayed the game, got the rule book, call the Field Sup'r, played under protest, ad naseum, etc.... but I let it go. We ended up winning 20-4.
Blue has been cool in the past and called a fair game overall and was consistent with Strike Zone for both pitchers (I am pitch for my team) so I didn't want to go to town on it. But, next time if this happens, I'm going all the way with it.
Other team starts screaming the runner left early, throws ball to 1st, Blue calls runner out. I'm thinking no way...contact NOT possession. I "discuss" this with the Home Plate Blue, not yelling or screaming as that doesn't get us anywhere right, but he won't hear of it. Says, "no, uhhh, runner left at his own risk, he has to tag up....uhm..." I said, "No Blue, RF made contact with the ball and it bounced out of his glove...CONTACT Blue, not POSSESSION...." made that argument 4 times but he still wouldn't hear of it. Other team was 1st or 2nd year players so I wasn't gonna push it, I could have delayed the game, got the rule book, call the Field Sup'r, played under protest, ad naseum, etc.... but I let it go. We ended up winning 20-4.
Blue has been cool in the past and called a fair game overall and was consistent with Strike Zone for both pitchers (I am pitch for my team) so I didn't want to go to town on it. But, next time if this happens, I'm going all the way with it.
irishmafia
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Who cares?
Read, if you can, the title to this board. Does it way, "Player's Whine" or "We Got ****ed by the Blue" board?
No, it is "Ask the Umpire". Obviously, you aren't an umpire and there wasn't a question in there so, bugger off!
checker1983
Member
What if the ball is bobbled and the runner is half way and the OF catches it? Does the runner have to go back to the base and tag or can he still advance to the next base? Just need to clarify this. The ump said once the OF makes contact with the ball and doesnt catch it cleanly the runners may advance to a base w/o goin back and tagging up
NCASAUmp
Un-Retired
First touch, first touch, first touch.
Once the defense first touches the ball, GO!
This is not complicated.
irishmafia
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gotigersgo
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First touch means the batter can hit a line drive off the pitcher's head and an outfielder can catch it. All runners can freely advance after the ball hits the pitcher in the head. (Happened in a game I was playing in).