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Originally Posted by JPaco54
: Catcher ends up laying on R2 as R2 slides and stops short of the plate. R2 is 1 foot (12") short of the plate. Ball is laying on the ground.
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Did F2 "get up quickly" and go for the ball or did F2 simply STAY on top of R2 preventing him from touching the plate?
many time players get 'tangled" and as long as the fielder is making a legitimate attempt ot 'get off the runner" then play on.
if not then as Bob said we have OBS.
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As R2 scrambles to get to the plate, the PU yells...WHOA WHOA and both players stop their movements. Def. Coach "yells tag him tag him." Catcher picks up the ball and tags R2 and PU calls him out. Offensive coach protests that PU stopped play by yelling Whoa Whoa therefore you can not call R2 out due to Dead Ball.
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Question?
When the PU said WHOA WHOA did he have BOTH hands raised in the air indicating TIME?
There are certian actions ie; PU putting up hand to F1 which means we have Time out.
However, as long as the PU did not say TIME or indicate with hands raised in AIR that we indeed had time out, then the players should NOT have stopped their movements.
The players SHOULD be taught NOT to stop until they hear FOUL or TIME. So IMO, that's the players fault for stopping.
Unless the PU ruled OBS, then play stands as called.
Pete Booth