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Originally Posted by UmpireErnie
Mike, I willing to be convinced to do it your way, in fact I already was convinced. But I can't find it in ASA. Am I missing something?
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What would you do as the UIC if a batter hit the ball to dead center for a what would be a clear base hit and the plate umpire screams "foul"?
I'll tell you what the answer is from members of the ASA NUS over the past 15 years or so. You place the batter on 1B and assume the defense would have cleanly fielded the base hit, move all runners one base.
Is it a compromise? Yep. Is someone going to be upset? Possibly, but not as much if you just stand there and say "oops, my bad". Not everything is or can be in the book, especially to accommodate the umpire's screw ups.
This batter was out. Umpire failed to enforce the rule and the batter stayed. If this were a BR who returned to bat again after being called out or something similar, maybe BOO then, but not when it is the umpire's error. Yes, the offense should have been aware of the count. And so should have the defense. AND so should the umpire. This is a total fail for everyone.
Again, regardless of the rule set, I'm sticking with my ruling.