Wed Mar 16, 2011, 06:25pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
You have been given the correct ruling on the original play. The offensive coach has the option of the result of the play or to negate the entire play and receive the penalty for the illegal pitch. In "negate the play", that means the interference never happened.
Any coach, even the purest idiots, would take the IP penalty in this case; R1 scores, R2 to 3rd, B4 (has to be 4, because you had an out, right!!) returns to bat with a ball added to the count. Because the result of the play scores no runs and adds an out!!
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For that matter, there are many umpires who will not even give a coach the chance to screw it up and just enforce the IP unless asked otherwise.
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