softballdadcoach wrote:Steve M wrote:sbslider wrote:I had this called last weekend and just want to make sure if it was the right call. Batter bunts and is running to first the throw pulls F4 off of white bag and to the orange and blue says safe. The way I read it is if throw pulls defense off of bag defense or offense can use either bag...I have seen this many times and just would like your views. BTW we are talking ASA.
Slider,
Without giving you the answer to your question, what does the rule book say?
Steve M
Not to sound completely like an a$$, but if the OP had a copy of the manual with him at the time, one could assume that the posting would have never been made. Why not just answer the question as posted if you have the requisite knowledge?
The OP was most likely using a computer to post the scenario, so access to a rule book/umpire manual probably isn't a stretch. Steve is trying to prompt the OP to get into the book. This is a proven training technique.
An umpire who makes a call that may be questionable, whether a rule interpretation or positioning mechanic, who goes to the book immediately following the game, will never question it or make the same mistake a second time.