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Originally Posted by Larry1953
OK, I think I gotcha here.....if a pitched (and I guess a thrown ball from a fielder) hits the PU such that it gets stuck in his paraphernalia, it's a dead ball, correct?
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"Hitting" and "lodging" are two completely different things. Any thrown ball that hits an umpire is still alive. Any ball that becomes lodged on an umpire is a dead ball.