Mask on

Alligator Bag · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 02, 2000, 11:32pm

This play was brought up at our association meeting Sunday. Runners on 1st & 3rd, while pitcher comes to stretch, runner takes off from first presumably to get rundown and score runner on third, catcher yells to pitcher to step off and starts to take mask off. All of a sudden, pitcher comes home with pitch while catcher begins to stand. Catcher, realizing pitch is on its way, gets back down and catches pitch. What would you do?

bob jenkins · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 03, 2000, 08:55am

Call the pitch. What's the issue?

Alligator Bag · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 03, 2000, 11:53pm

Issue is catcher not having mask on.

bob jenkins · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 04, 2000, 08:46am

Fed 1-1-5 "Failure to wear proper equipment after being so ordered by the umpire, shall result in ejection."

I don't think he took it off because he "didn't want to wear it" -- it was just a reaction to the fake. Play ball.