Cannonball
Ex "Expert"
- Feb 25, 2009
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Scenario #1
Runner on 1st with two outs. Ball hit to the out field on a line and it hits the portable fence at or near the bottom of the fence. Fielder puts hands up as she runs out for ball. She reaches down and pulls ball out and shows it. Umpire is on the run out but does not signal ball out of play. Runner scores and batter/runner doesn't know what to do. So, kind of timid getting to second. Coach for offense comes out shouting time out. 3B coach is calling runner to third. Offensive coach is now standing at 3B in play and yelling at umpire still in the field. Throw now goes to 3B. Runner slows down since the coach is in the way. Runner tagged out.
The plate umpire points at the coach and yells dead ball immediately when the throw went to 3rd. This got heated.
Scenario #2:
Runners on 1st, 2nd and 3rd with one out. Line drive deep and diving catch. Runner at 1st does not tag up. Runner at 2nd and 3rd do. OF jumps in and throws the ball back in fast. Everyone on defense is screaming 1st. Runners from 3rd easily scores. Runner that was on 2nd briefly stops at 3rd but then takes off for home. Runner on 1st gets into run down but never retouches 1st base. Infielders do not touch 1st. Other runners have scored before the out at first is recorded when the defensive 2B tags runner. Coach is yelling runs do not count since runner at 1st did not tag up and out of that runner is 3rd out of inning. Now, does it matter? Again, this got heated even though the Umpire did an outstanding job of trying to explain it.
So, what were the outcomes and why?
Runner on 1st with two outs. Ball hit to the out field on a line and it hits the portable fence at or near the bottom of the fence. Fielder puts hands up as she runs out for ball. She reaches down and pulls ball out and shows it. Umpire is on the run out but does not signal ball out of play. Runner scores and batter/runner doesn't know what to do. So, kind of timid getting to second. Coach for offense comes out shouting time out. 3B coach is calling runner to third. Offensive coach is now standing at 3B in play and yelling at umpire still in the field. Throw now goes to 3B. Runner slows down since the coach is in the way. Runner tagged out.
The plate umpire points at the coach and yells dead ball immediately when the throw went to 3rd. This got heated.
Scenario #2:
Runners on 1st, 2nd and 3rd with one out. Line drive deep and diving catch. Runner at 1st does not tag up. Runner at 2nd and 3rd do. OF jumps in and throws the ball back in fast. Everyone on defense is screaming 1st. Runners from 3rd easily scores. Runner that was on 2nd briefly stops at 3rd but then takes off for home. Runner on 1st gets into run down but never retouches 1st base. Infielders do not touch 1st. Other runners have scored before the out at first is recorded when the defensive 2B tags runner. Coach is yelling runs do not count since runner at 1st did not tag up and out of that runner is 3rd out of inning. Now, does it matter? Again, this got heated even though the Umpire did an outstanding job of trying to explain it.
So, what were the outcomes and why?