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There are three plays dealing with the lodged ball (5-1-1-g) in the 2005 casebook:
5.1.1q: A line drive rips the glove from the pitcher's hand. The pitcher retrieves the glove, which contains the ball, and throws the glove and ball to the first baseman. RULING: Illegal. A fair-batted ball is dead immediately when it becomes lodged in player equipment.
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Note: The play ends there, but the award is two bases (8-3-3c)
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5.1.1r: On a sharply hit ground ball that is snagged by F1, the player's initial attempts to withdraw the ball from the glove and throw the ball to F3 are not successful. In an attempt to retire the batter-runner, F1 tosses his glove with the lodged ball to F3. RULING: U1 will declare the ball dead and award the batter-runner second base. When F1 tosses his fielding glove to F3 to put out the batter-runner, it became apparent that the ball was lodged and the ball becomes dead and the award is made.
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5.1.1s: With a runner on first base, on a bounding ball F6 lays out and catches the ball in his glove. After several attempts to remove the ball from his glove, he is finally successful after the batter-runner acquires first base. RULING: There is no base awarded; the play stands. The ball was temporarily stuck, not lodged, in F6's glove.
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The FED position is thus very clear: If the fielder believes he must toss the ball/glove combo to another fielder, that is PROOF the ball is lodged: dead ball, two bases.
Naturally, putting these plays into the casebook rather than posting them on the Website proves the rules committee was discussing this play long before someone called me to task about my BRD play, which is CB 5.1.1r.
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