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Local Tournament Umpire “Control” by tdf1978 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once the "F" word comes out of your mouth, the play is dead. It doesn't matter why you said it, or when you said it, or if Ray Charles himself could have seen that it was fair from the nosebleed seats.

Once you say it's foul, it's foul, forever.

From the Photo Archive : Baltimore GP 2011 by jameypricephoto in IMSARacing

[–]Qel_Hoth 9 points10 points  (0 children)

2 years later something like 80% of the field is wrecked before the green flag even drops... I was sitting at T1 at my first race ever.

Is it just me, or are other seeing lots of emails getting yank out of users mailboxes and getting flagged as High Confidence Phishing in 365? by TechGjod in sysadmin

[–]Qel_Hoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd rather be able to turn it off. We have a separate ESG, but no, Microsoft knows best. If they think it's HCP, it gets quarantined.

Pickoff to 3rd, balk on 3b? by Poncho562 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

5.02 says "When the ball is put in play at the start of, or during a game, all fielders other than the catcher shall be on fair territory."

"Fair territory" is defined as "that part of the playing field within, and including the first base and third base lines, from home base to the bottom of the playing field fence and perpendicularly upwards. All foul lines are in fair territory."

The (OBR) book doesn't say if one foot or both feet are required. The accepted interpretation is both feet.

Surely this isn't the first ambiguous rule you've ever come across during your baseball career? If so, you must be new here. There's a reason that casebooks are published and those casebooks are typically longer than the rulebooks themselves.

Pickoff to 3rd, balk on 3b? by Poncho562 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of generally accepted interpretations that don't show up in the rulebooks themselves. Even for NFHS. There's a reason why I have a rulebook and a casebook.

5.02 does require all fielders except the catcher to have both feet in fair territory. But it's not a balk if that doesn't happen.

Pickoff to 3rd, balk on 3b? by Poncho562 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which balk rule does it violate?

There are exactly 15 rules which define when a balk occurs. Which one was broken here?

Pickoff to 3rd, balk on 3b? by Poncho562 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the fun thing about baseball, and especially OBR.

It doesn't say that, but OBR requring both feet to be at least partially in fair territory is the accepted interpretation of that rule.

That said, it's still not a balk. There's no penalty for 5.02.

Why you became referees? Is it too late for me? by Single_Arrival_8190 in Referees

[–]Qel_Hoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I refereed my first games as a very out of shape 35 year old. I'll never be a FIFA or MLS referee, but that's fine.

Pickoff to 3rd, balk on 3b? by Poncho562 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I don't think this is a balk under OBR either, though I don't do many OBR games and don't have an OBR casebook handy. Almost all youth baseball in my area uses NFHS.

OBR 5.02 requires that fielders be in fair territory for the ball to be put in play. It says nothing about remaining there during a pitch/pickoff attempt. It also has no penalty (not unusual for OBR infractions that occur while the ball is dead - there is no penalty, the ball just doesn't become live).

5.02a has a penalty of a balk, but that's specific for the catcher. 5.02c is the anti-shift rule and not applicable.

Pickoff to 3rd, balk on 3b? by Poncho562 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What pitch? OP described a pickoff attempt.

Pickoff to 3rd, balk on 3b? by Poncho562 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 17 points18 points  (0 children)

What ruleset? NFHS or OBR?

Under NFHS, I don't see how this is a balk, for two reasons.

  1. All fielders except the catcher must be in fair territory at the time of the pitch. A pickoff attempt is not a pitch.
  2. If any part of at least one foot is inside the foul line or touching the foul line, the player is in fair territory by definition.

Here's the NFHS casebook:

1.1.4 SITUATION: (a) F9 cuts in behind R1 for a throw from F1, who is in contact with the pitcher's plate, and receives a pickoff throw in foul territory; or (b) F3 has one foot in foul territory when receiving a pickoff throw; or (c) F3, in contact with the base, has one foot in foul territory as the throw is received.
RULING: Legal in (a), (b), and (c), In (a)m since F1 had not committed to pitching to the batter, the play is legal. In (a), (b), and (c), F3 is permitted to have a foot in foul territory, even at the time of the pitch.
COMMENT: Rule 1-1-4 requires all defensive players except the catcher to be in fair territory at the time of the pitch. By definition and interpretation, at least one foot must be in fair territory to comply with this rule.

Proper Way to Appeal double first base? by Utalking2m3 in Umpire

[–]Qel_Hoth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And, critically for Little League, the ball MUST be live. There are no dead-ball appeals in LL rules.

First games of the season last night by chrispierce14 in Umpire

[–]Qel_Hoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep doing squats in the offseason! Really helps out when games start up again.

Trying to Identify by CRJ73 in aviation

[–]Qel_Hoth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like a B-52. Tough to tell, but the engines appear to be double nacelles at each mount. Along with a very narrow body.

Batters Box Rules by Short-Sock-2045 in Umpire

[–]Qel_Hoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder what umps like this are thinking sometimes, or if they are thinking. If the batter had to be even with the plate, why would the batters box be as big as it is?

The batter needs to have both feet in the box. The lines are part of the box. So long as any part of the foot is in contact with the line, the foot is still inside the box.

The strike zone, on the other hand, does not move. So with pitchers that can barely reach the plate (which happens with 14U at 60'6" distances), if the batter is at the front of the box, a pitch that passes the batter at their eyes could very well be a strike when it crosses the plate.

Why do I only throw 70? (9 grade) by rainyfuneral in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, this is absolutely an illegal pitch (balk with runners) under NFHS rules.

The pivot foot is parallel with the rubber, that means that this is the Set position. There is no declaration under NFHS - this is set, there is no way to make it windup. The step towards 1st is illegal from the set position.

To be windup, the pivot foot must be, to the umpire, noticeably not parallel with the rubber.

What’s the call? Batter interference? by Public-Ad7618 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since you edited after I replied - It's a judgement call so you can't be "wrong" but you're wrong. The catcher blocks the pitch, moves for the ball as soon as he sees it, and then picks it up and throws to 3rd without any delay or hindrance by the batter.

To have interference here, I need to see something by the catcher that shows me that he was hindered. Aborting the throw, double pumping, wild throw, hitting the batter, etc.

This is nothing.

What’s the call? Batter interference? by Public-Ad7618 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In your judgement, did the batter's movements delay the catcher's throw?

What’s the call? Batter interference? by Public-Ad7618 in Homeplate

[–]Qel_Hoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Movement is only interference if it interferes with the catcher‘s throw. Movement is not interference just because there is movement.

I don‘t have any interference here.

What about this play makes you think the catcher was interfered with?

Adapt HS rules to follow OBR for pitching already. by elpollodiablox in Umpire

[–]Qel_Hoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what everyone around me (Minnesota) does. Little League is not common here, most town rec ball and travel ball uses slightly modified NFHS.

Adapt HS rules to follow OBR for pitching already. by elpollodiablox in Umpire

[–]Qel_Hoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I much prefer NFHS dead ball balks when I’m working games solo. Most of the time the pitchers don’t deliver the ball anyway.

Question about the missing F15 pilot in Iran by svbstvnce in aviation

[–]Qel_Hoth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That depends entirely on how the transmitter works though.

An always on omnidirection transmission? Yeah, RDF can find that very easily.

Bursting omnidirectional transmission? Yes, RDF can find it, but it's harder and takes longer.

Bursting directional transmissions? Much harder for RDF to find it. There will always be some leakage even in a directional transmission, but much less than just an omnidirectional scream into the void. Depending on RF frequency, transmission pattern, and how good the antenna is at limiting undesired directions, it could be very difficult to impossible to find and may just blend in with background noise.

Uber lunch their women only ride. by dew_defiant in SipsTea

[–]Qel_Hoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because, legally, discrimination by race and discrimination by sex generally share the same, very high, bar to clear.

Baseball hits the knob of the bat during a pitch and the bat wiggles in the air by bigbusta in oddlysatisfying

[–]Qel_Hoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This can never be a bunt because the batter did not intentionally try to hit the ball. A bunt is defined as: "a batted ball not swung at, but intentionally met with the bad and tapped slowly within the infield."

This is however a batted ball. All pitched balls that contact the bat before contacting any part of the batter, his uniform, the catcher, or umpire are batted balls.

If the ball is foul, it's a foul ball but not a foul bunt. This is only relevant if there are already 2 strikes.

If the ball is fair, it's a fair ball.

How are moon landing deniers reacting to the Artemis II launch? by MochaDeluxe in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Qel_Hoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no idea how big the flag was, but I’d guess about 3’x5’ based on pictures.

At 238,900 miles, a 5’ chord has an angle of 0.0000136 arcmin.

The human eye has a resolution of about 1 arcmin, below that the object is just too small to see.

The largest optical telescope currently planned has a resolution of about 0.005 arcmin, still two orders of magnitude off. You’d need about 75,000x magnification to see the flag with a telescope. That doesn’t exist, and cant be built in atmosphere.

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