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Originally posted by Carl Childress
1. In the "pulled-foot" play, the base umpire has sole responsibility for the call. It is his and his alone.
2. In the "hit by pitch" play, as in the batted ball hitting the runner, the dropped third strike, all the infield umpires have concurrent jurisdiction.
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It may be beneficial to create a list of situations where there is concurrent jurisdiction, and where there is sole jurisdiction. That way we'd all know when to speak up and when to shut up. A possible eUmpire.com article, perhaps?
Dennis