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Old Fri Mar 17, 2006, 04:09pm
mcrowder mcrowder is offline
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This is a very open ended question that could be answered simply by "any time the umpire says DEAD BALL!" But more specifically, there are many many reasons a live ball can become dead.

Interference is an immediate dead ball.
Obstruction can be either an immediate or a delayed dead ball, depending on the type and the ruleset.
A blocked ball is a dead ball.
A severe injury COULD be a dead ball (umpire's judgement)
If the umpire calls TIME, it's a dead ball.

I could go on for a long time, but these are likely the more common.
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