Bases loaded and BR hits a home run with two outs. If any baserunner misses the bag and an appeal is made the runs would not count right?

Greg

Depends on which runner missed which bag, and on the defense appealling properly.

Roger Greene

If a runner misses a force base - no runs.

If a runner misses a non-force base - all runners ahead of him score.

OK, Gre144:

In your play, how many runs score if the miss is the runner from 1B missing 3B?

Two....runners on 3b and 2b since that was a non force...right?

Right. The BR doesn't score. He was behind the runner who missed a base for the 3rd out.

How about all bases are touched but 3rd base coach slaps the Batter-runner on the back to congratulate him for his great hit... Umpire rules that coach assisted the runner and calls him out... Batter does not score; team looses.

Oooohhhh my God that is terrible!

Seen it happen. Use your brain, man.

How on earth could ANYONE make that call? The rule prohibits the coach from physically ASSISTING the runner, not from touching the runner. Sheeeeeeesh.

He was a rookie and hadn't seen a half dozen games yet.

Ouch!

He felt about an inch tall when the game was finished and the parents had ragged on him for about 15 minutes.

I felt really bad for him and offered encouragement. He's back working again this year, so it didn't crush him too bad.

What happened to prevent umpires huddling to discuss the call? Sounds like a correctable call to me. If I were his partner, I would discuss with him to explain what the ruling should be. I would not change his call, but hopefully he would change it, after we discuss.