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| June 9, 2022 shortstop33 37 posts | catch no catch Rec ball, line drive hit to me at third, make the catch, ball hit so hard takes my glove off, glove comes off, glove on ground with ball securely in glove. I picked up glove with ball in it remove ball and presented to umpire for out call. He calls no catch, I claimed catch because ball never hit ground. I got the answer from major league umpire really want to see answers on disussion board. I will be 85 in July have played organized ball since 11 yrs old played HS baseball 32 yrs major fastpitch, and 33 yrs of senior softball never saw this before. I guess the old saying if you live long enough you will see everything has a lot of truth in it. |
| June 9, 2022 DaveDowell Men's 70 4312 posts | REALLY??? ... It's NO CATCH if you don't have the ball securely in control throughout the entire process ... When your glove is falling to the ground, you likely don't pass that "control" test ... Please read Rulebook Definition §1.10 for clarification ... |
| June 9, 2022 shortstop33 37 posts | Think about this Dave outfielder making a catch falls to ground ball lands on stomach picks ball off of stomach and throws ball into infielder, ball never hit ground just saying. Read the complete rule about a catch. I agree it is not a catch until player removes ball from glove, remember ball has not hit ground very important, also this is only a discussion. |
| June 9, 2022 DaveDowell Men's 70 4312 posts | ss33 ... Maybe some of the others here will contribute to this "discussion", but you are going to have a very real "NO CATCH" exposure any time your glove comes off of your hand (with or without the ball in it) because you are going to fail the "control test" ... This is true no matter where the ball and glove end up (on the ground, on your stomach, wound up in your jersey, etc.) or how many times you nudge the facts a little bit further while trying to convince yourself it's a catch ... It's not ... |
| June 9, 2022 B.J. 1105 posts | SS33 Congrats on 87 in July and I have had the pleasure of knowing you for about 15/20 of those cranky softball years...lol unfortunately and I "REALLY HATE" to do it but I'm going to have to agree with DD on the no catch.. I'm not a big fan of the wording of the rule since it was changed several years ago.. but for a catch to be determined the fielder must catch and show control and if there is a release of the ball it must be voluntary.. your release of the ball & glove was not voluntary it was ripped off your OLD hand by the force of the hit... c ya at the fields .. BJ |
| June 9, 2022 B.J. 1105 posts | SS on your 2nd scenario I would have an out.. I have seen OF's many times slide to catch a low fly ball and actually corral it in there mid section never touching their glove as well as first baseman catching a short hop thrown ball with their arm pit and then reach over and grab ball showing control before runner reaches 1B for an out.. even though a glove or hand was not used in the actual catch I would have an out.. these above scenarios are why I don't like the wording at the end of the CATCH definition below saying that it's an "ILLEGAL CATCH" if a batted or thrown ball is caught with anything other than his hand(s) or glove in its proper place. 1.10 • CATCH A catch is a legally caught ball that occurs when the fielder catches a batted or thrown ball with his hand(s) or glove and the resulting release of the ball must be voluntary. NOTE: It is not a catch if a fielder, after he contacts the ball, collides with another player, umpire or a fence, or falls to the ground and loses possession of the ball as a result of the collision or falling to the ground. A ball that strikes anything other than a defensive player while it is in flight, is ruled the same as if it struck the ground. An illegally caught ball occurs when a fielder catches a batted or thrown ball with anything other than his hand(s) or glove in its proper place. |
| June 10, 2022 Rob64 Men's 50 209 posts | So if I'm playing in the outfield and my hat falls to the ground as I'm in the process of catching the ball and it hits my glove then falls into the hat that it's not a catch? |
| June 10, 2022 B.J. 1105 posts | rob .. no it's not a catch .. also if you were holding your hat in your hand and caught the ball that also would not be a catch |
| June 10, 2022 shortstop33 37 posts | Thanks for the input |
| June 13, 2022 Scott Harder Men's 60 48 posts | IMO... when the glove left your hand it no longer is part of your "body" and you have lost control. Very much the same as if it were a base. If the ball hits the base and pops up and you catch it before it hits the ground, it's a hit unless you throw the runner out at first. Imagine if you were running for a pop up and you realized you were not going to get there so you throw your glove on the ground, the ball hits your glove and you catch it before it hits the ground. Loss control of glove = loss control of ball. |
| June 13, 2022 Rich33 Men's 50 45 posts | NO catch... |
