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re: You make the call: safe at first or out?

Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:06 am to
Posted by PrivatePublic
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:06 am to
quote:

Someone has never seen a softball game before


You say that like its a bad thing.
Posted by TurkeysAndBees
Member since Jan 2017
651 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:06 am to
It appears she steps forward and one foot is out of the batter's box upon making contact with the ball. OUT!!
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:06 am to
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She was running before she ever swung. That's an out.


I don't know a lot about women's soft ball but don't they run forward and do a sort of bunt?

They call it a "slap bunt"
LINK

Here's a video of it....
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Posted by dshort_bruh
Verbena
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:09 am to
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Looks like she had a running start out of the batters box. Think that is illegal.


Its called a slap hitting and is defiantly legal. I think any girl that is somewhat fast does this.
Posted by jeff5891
Member since Aug 2011
15905 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:09 am to
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She was running before she ever swung. That's an out.


Then the umpire would have called the play dead and the batter out right away
Posted by Darth_Vader
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:11 am to
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It appears she steps forward and one foot is out of the batter's box upon making contact with the ball. OUT


No. She did do a "slap bunt" but she was still in the batters box when she hit it. I looked at it frame by frame and she was still in the box.
Posted by TurkeysAndBees
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:12 am to
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Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:14 am to
quote:

Its called a slap hitting and is defiantly legal. I think any girl that is somewhat fast does this.


Why even have a batters box if you can be out of it?

Also, looks like it's her uncle or something that wrote the article.
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
30234 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:15 am to
You wrong baw.

Looked like she was in the box still to me. That 1B ump was just ready to get to the house.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
76191 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:15 am to
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I looked at it frame by frame and she was still in the box.


I'm going to trust the guy watching it from 5ft away in 3D rather than someone watching from 40' away on a twitter video.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
135842 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:17 am to
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Then the umpire would have called the play dead and the batter out right away


My thought too. The guy who called her safe was the first base ump, who wasn't making the call based upon her being out of the box, but was looking squarely at the bag. Idiot.
Posted by dshort_bruh
Verbena
Member since Sep 2016
507 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:19 am to
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Why even have a batters box if you can be out of it?


She looked to still be in the batters box when she made contact. she only moved her back foot.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
20838 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:21 am to
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Fultondale did go on to beat Minor 19-8 ...

“We didn’t play our best, but it felt even better to win because of that umpire. He just wanted to go home,” said Jasper.


Ump wanted to end the blowout and get home in time to watch The Bachelor.
Posted by TurkeysAndBees
Member since Jan 2017
651 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:24 am to
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No. She did do a "slap bunt" but she was still in the batters box when she hit it. I looked at it frame by frame and she was still in the box.


OK, I'll take your word for it, too trivial to argue about anyway. I can't see for sure where she is because of the kid's head and no visibility of the chalk. If she's still in the box upon contact, she's definitely in the last few inches of it. Barring any other unknown events it would appear she's safe. I still have to wonder what else was in question. The call is inexplicable otherwise.
Posted by Darth_Vader
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Member since Dec 2011
72122 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:25 am to
quote:

'm going to trust the guy watching it from 5ft away in 3D rather than someone watching from 40' away on a twitter video



Did the home plate ump call her out?

No?

Wonder why?

Who did call her out?

1st base ump?

Whys he looking at 1 when he calls her out?

Who has a better vantage of her being or not being in the batters box, home ump or 1st base ump?

Did any other of your parents kids survive?
This post was edited on 3/11/17 at 11:32 am
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
76191 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:37 am to
quote:

Did the home plate ump call her out?

No?

Wonder why?

Who did call her out?

1st base ump?

Whys he looking at 1 when he calls her out?

Who has a better vantage of her being or not being in the batters box, home ump or 1st base ump?

Did any other of your parents kids survive?



The 1st base ump just reiterated what the home plate ump called. I thought it was pretty obvious.

Maybe I am missing something though.

Possibly we need another angle.
Posted by dshort_bruh
Verbena
Member since Sep 2016
507 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:38 am to
Posted by Breaux
Member since Nov 2005
4490 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:38 am to
Definitely an out
This post was edited on 3/11/17 at 11:39 am
Posted by TurkeysAndBees
Member since Jan 2017
651 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:39 am to
Can't believe I'm getting suckered into this...curiosity getting the best of me.. I transferred to a video edit. This frame is right before the bat makes contact. You can see the ball on the bat, her back foot now out in front and looks to be in field of play. We also don't see the plate umpire. I wouldn't bet my life either way but I still think there's a chance she's out.


Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:40 am to
Boy she really put a charge into that one.
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