Thread: Ball Four, in the dirt
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Old Tue Sep 01, 2009, 10:00pm
David Emerling David Emerling is offline
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Originally Posted by LDUB View Post
Oh gosh, I can't believe the umpires are stopping the BR from trying for second on a walk...what are they thinking???

Are you really asking these questions Memphis? The ball is dead when the umpire examines it. The ball isn't going to become live when the umpire throws a new ball to the pitcher.
Naturally I was being facetious about the ball being live when the umpire throws it back. Geez - give me a little credit.

What if there was a runner on 3rd during the ball-in-the-dirt walk? Killing the ball takes away a seldom used, but viable, tactic of the runner continuing after the walk. That would probably never occur in a MLB game - but I've seen it numerous times in HS.