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Originally posted by cmcallm
Happened to me -
Three-man crew. Two out, runner on 3rd, two strikes on the batter. Pitcher pitches, in the dirt, half swing, ball to the screen. Catcher gets ball, fires to pitcher covering home, plate ump calls "SAFE!". Here comes the defensive coach. Heated discussion, followed by ejection. Order is restored, and catcher asks "Did he go"? 3rd base ump says "Yep". Throw to first, batter out, cancel the run. THEN the fun began!
Right call. Horrible timing.
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WHOA!! That can't be right! Check-swing on 2 strikes, all hell breaks loose, ejections occur (after time has been called), ball put back in play, and THEN an appeal and the play is made live again?
Once the play has been killed, that's it, no appeal allowed. It's been discussed before if the "must appeal check-swing" has a time limit, and I think this is a good example of when time runs out, especially after the ball is made dead.