tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post5235114550410807864..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: Umpire Odds & Ends: Hitting the UmpireLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-63171286907809228762013-06-12T03:46:18.833-07:002013-06-12T03:46:18.833-07:005.08 If a thrown ball accidentally touches a bas...5.08 If a thrown ball accidentally touches a base coach, or a pitched or thrown ball touches an umpire, the ball is alive and in play. However, if the coach interferes with a thrown ball, the runner is out.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-85321133888016904462013-06-11T20:58:10.054-07:002013-06-11T20:58:10.054-07:00wild pitch play at the plate catcher attempts to t...wild pitch play at the plate catcher attempts to throw the ball to pitcher covering home and hits the umpire with his throw whats the call?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-15547942853726588752011-05-11T22:43:10.892-07:002011-05-11T22:43:10.892-07:00Anyone see the wild pitch that hit Dale Scott'...Anyone see the wild pitch that hit Dale Scott's bag, and a ball popped out - you had two baseballs on the field and innuendo from here to Uranus. Seriously though, what would that be if those two baseballs (the in play one and the in bag one) ended up hitting each other and you got into a "which ball is which" scenario a la Naked Gun? Would that be Rule 5.09 whatever letter it is where you award one base for a pitched ball? I'd take that "lodging in the umpire's clothes" and adapt it with 9.01(c) or whatever the elastic clause is, give the runners one base.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-14137098791916051082011-05-09T21:09:32.864-07:002011-05-09T21:09:32.864-07:00Great writeup, got to admit, when I saw the post t...Great writeup, got to admit, when I saw the post title, I thought it was about Joe West's ejection tonight! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-88295114538328266752011-05-09T11:47:29.512-07:002011-05-09T11:47:29.512-07:00Great article! I love the way you're expanding...Great article! I love the way you're expanding your content lately.Jon Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536926849992961224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-90240202753017879212011-05-09T08:31:15.671-07:002011-05-09T08:31:15.671-07:00I used to think umpires that got hit were out of p...I used to think umpires that got hit were out of position or lazy.<br /><br />(Certainly this is "a" reason this occasionally happens in amateur baseball games -- I had a partner get hit last Sunday and he was way too close to the plate and to first base in the B position (2-umpire crew). And then a bit too clueless/shocked to kill the ball and award bases.)<br /><br />Then I got hit. In 2001. In an adult metal bat game (where they could use any bat they wanted) by a guy who played professional baseball and hit a laser beam right at me and I had time to "turn the other cheek" and get hit in the backside. Thankfully I was in a bad neighborhood and decided to carry my wallet and keys with me on the field. The ball hit my wallet, splitting my driver's license and credit cards in half and leaving a big wallet-shaped bruise on my butt cheek.<br /><br />Then I got hit again. In 2007. Ground smash in a HS game -- I'm in the C position. Ball hit the side of the mound and ricocheted at a weird angle right into my shin.<br /><br />So, twice in about 24 years. In 2007, 5 of the 6 guys I work with regularly (and are good umpires) got hit. Bad pitching, pre-BBCOR bats, weird luck, whatever. It happens, and like I told the defensive coach in 2001 (who claimed it was an "easy" DP ball -- he was delusional, BTW), "that's why we have a specific rule in place for it. So neither coach can argue what "would've" happened".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-85447466084105801992011-05-09T00:31:08.832-07:002011-05-09T00:31:08.832-07:00Nice read, but oh man, Fletcher's has got to h...Nice read, but oh man, Fletcher's has got to hurt! Bad bounce. Wegner's got some hops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-71760087429992985812011-05-08T22:29:26.021-07:002011-05-08T22:29:26.021-07:00B/w this and DiMuro, rules are getting easier and ...B/w this and DiMuro, rules are getting easier and easier to understand. Props to you and DiMuro for what you guys are doing here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-69465505550346676062011-05-08T22:28:05.670-07:002011-05-08T22:28:05.670-07:00Nicely done, different situations are quite obviou...Nicely done, different situations are quite obvious when spelled out with the rules. I'm thinking, it should be obvious even without this, but you never know. I just HOPE that if a Bucknor 5.09(f) situation happens again, that maybe, JUST MAYBE, someone will reference this article or read it and actually know what they're talking about before saying how the ump screwed their team over... ANNOUNCERS IM TALKING TO YOU>Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-64614176483982186422011-05-08T22:14:44.614-07:002011-05-08T22:14:44.614-07:00Good contrast between the two base ump situations,...Good contrast between the two base ump situations, I like the rules references. Looking snazzy. And great positioning by Wegner standing in foul territory so, just like a runner, a ball hitting him on the fly will be foul. Wegner is solid. The best live/dead ball is the umpire interference behind the plate where you hold off on calling it until it's evident that the SB runner is going to be safe. Forgot about CB's incident last year. He's been keeping a low profile lately, compared to where he was years ago.Jack_1B Umpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-36593328879257861492011-05-08T21:57:06.741-07:002011-05-08T21:57:06.741-07:00Great read about the specifics of a rule. Love the...Great read about the specifics of a rule. Love the CB clip & the way the Pads announcers say 'CB' Bucknor LOL.Jimmynoreply@blogger.com