LEGAL PITCHING DELIVERY.
There are two legal pitching positions, the Windup ...

Saturday, March 14
The Tie Myth Rule
THE TIE RULE MYTH
There is no such thing in the world of umpiring. The runner is either ...

Saturday, March 14
HIT BY BALL ON BASE RULE MYTH
HIT BY BALL ON BASE RULE MYTH
The bases are in fair territory. A runner is out when hit ...

Saturday, March 14
What IS a BALK Rule?

Saturday, March 14 Award of Bases Reference AWARD OF BASES REFERENCE Much confusion exists regarding the proper award of bases after ... Wednesday, March 4 It Hit the PLate? HIT PLATE RULE MYTH The plate is in fair territory. There is nothing special about it. ... Wednesday, March 4 FOOT TOUCHES THE PLATE MYTH FOOT TOUCHES PLATE RULE MYTH To be out, the batter's foot must be ENTIRELY outside the ... Wednesday, March 4 The ball hit his bat! He didn't SWING! PITCH HITS THE BAT WITH NO SWING RULE Anytime a pitch hits the bat, it is a batted ball, ... Wednesday, March 4 The I Didn't Mean too -- Check Swing CHECK SWING RULE "He broke his wrists", "The bat went past the front of ... Tuesday, February 24 Missed Tag or Base Rule MISSED TAG OR BASE RULE The first answer is from the N.A.P.B.L Umpire Manual which is now ... Tuesday, February 24 Did You KNOW? Touching The Runner is OKAY! TOUCHING THE RUNNER RULE Several people have related plays in which the batter or a runner ... Tuesday, February 24 Eteamz - What IF? The Pitch HITS the Ground Rule? PITCH HITS THE GROUND RULE I'm always amazed by this question. A PITCH is a ball delivered ... Tuesday, February 24 Throwing The Bat Rule THROWING THE BAT RULE Young players quite often let go of the bat during or after a swing ... Tuesday, February 24 Leaving Early Before the Pitch - from the Eteamz Umpire Rules Library LEAVING EARLY BEFORE THE PITCH REFERENCE When a pitcher is in contact with the pitcher's ... Tuesday, February 24 Eteamz - Leaving Early when Hit Occurs LEAVING EARLY WHEN A HIT OCCURS REFERENCE The rule book takes a full page attempting to ... Tuesday, February 24 Eteamz -- The Appeal from the defense THE APPEAL REFERENCE APPEAL is an act of a fielder in claiming violation of the rules by ... Sunday, February 15 Batters Leaving Batters Box The first thing I want to point out is Cal Ripken Baseball is played under ... Sunday, February 15 The Infield Fly Rule The infield fly is one of the tough calls on some occasions. A lot of parents have a hard time understanding ... Sunday, February 15 Runner Misses First is Safe Did you know that if a batter misses first base, but beats the throw, ...