On 12 Apr 2005 10:11:44 -0700, aridav1@yahoo.com wrote:
LITTLE LEAGUE - 12 YEAR-OLD DIVISION>
No outs. Nobody on base. Home team batting>
A player warming up on sideline mound (inside fence) with a catcher and> a player guarding. All three home team players.>
Batter hits a line drive to left field, a clean hit, bounces in fair> territory, the player guarding interferes by fielding the ball in foul> territory preventing the left fielder from making a play.>
Umpires call "DEAD BALL">
What should the call be?
Dead ball, Offensive Interference, umpire can make liberal interpretation as to where he wants to place the BRunner. I'd at least award 2B, consider 3B as very possible.
On 12 Apr 2005 10:11:44 -0700, aridav1@yahoo.com wrote:
LITTLE LEAGUE - 12 YEAR-OLD DIVISION>
No outs. Nobody on base. Home team batting>
A player warming up on sideline mound (inside fence) with a catcher and>a player guarding. All three home team players.>
Batter hits a line drive to left field, a clean hit, bounces in fair>territory, the player guarding interferes by fielding the ball in foul>territory preventing the left fielder from making a play.>
Umpires call "DEAD BALL"
#1, the call is "TIME." There is never, never, never any time where an umpire should shout out "DEAD BALL." Do that at umpire school and all the clinicians will pull out an imaginary gun and pretend to shoot the ball.
What should the call be?
Give the runner what you think he would've gotten absent the interference. Be really conservative in this award since the home team player interfered.
#1, the call is "TIME." There is never, never, never any time where> an umpire should shout out "DEAD BALL." Do that at umpire school and> all the clinicians will pull out an imaginary gun and pretend to shoot> the ball.
Can you also tell us WHY the instructors would do such a thing? In other words: is there any reason why the umpire shouldn't call DEAD BALL other than just "the instructors don't like it"?
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James Douglas Morrison 12 April 2005 23:45:49 [ permanent link ]
On 12 Apr 2005 11:51:33 -0700, robgood1@bestweb.net wrote:
Rich wrote:>
Umpires call "DEAD BALL">
#1, the call is "TIME." There is never, never, never any time where>> an umpire should shout out "DEAD BALL." Do that at umpire school and>> all the clinicians will pull out an imaginary gun and pretend to> shoot>> the ball.>
Interesting, considering that baseball isn't usually timed. I guess> the term is shortened from something like, "Give me some time to rule> on this."
:>> A player warming up on sideline mound (inside fence) with a catcher and :>> a player guarding. All three home team players.
:>> Batter hits a line drive to left field, a clean hit, bounces in fair :>> territory, the player guarding interferes by fielding the ball in foul :>> territory preventing the left fielder from making a play.
:>> Umpires call "DEAD BALL"
:>> What should the call be?
:>Dead ball, Offensive Interference, umpire can make liberal interpretation :>as to where he wants to place the BRunner. I'd at least award 2B, consider :>3B as very possible.
James Douglas Morrison 13 April 2005 22:22:32 [ permanent link ]
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 01:51:52 +0300, Binyamin Dissen wrote:
:>> Batter hits a line drive to left field, a clean hit, bounces in fair>:>> territory, the player guarding interferes by fielding the ball in foul>:>> territory preventing the left fielder from making a play.>
:>> Umpires call "DEAD BALL">
:>> What should the call be?>
:>Dead ball, Offensive Interference, umpire can make liberal interpretation>:>as to where he wants to place the BRunner. I'd at least award 2B, consider>:>3B as very possible.>
Why?>
Home team batting and home team interfered.
Offensive interference. Defense denied a play on the runner.
