Fri Jul 07, 2006, 08:25pm
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Originally Posted by bossman72
This almost happened today- i'm not sure what i would have called so i want to check on here with you guys:
What if the ball goes sharp and direct to the mitt, then becomes temporarily stuck behind the catcher's chest protector, then eventually falls out after about 3 full seconds, and the catcher catches it before it hits the ground.
What do you have and why?
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I think I'll go with the MLBUM interpretation on a ball lodged in the catcher's equipment.
8-21-03 @ WUA Site — When a live ball enters a player's uniform or the catcher's gear, the ball is to be ruled dead and no subsequent outs can be obtained by the defense. The umpire is then directed to employ common sense and fairness and place the runners such that the act of the ball becoming dead is nullified. The umpire may not, however, enforce any outs that he thinks may have occurred had the ball remained live. Outs occurring before the ball went out of play stand.
Tim.
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