U2 Blown Call

Rich · #5 (**permalink**) Sun May 02, 2004, 11:46pm

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Originally posted by LDUB

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Originally posted by David B
Sure its only a warning for removing the helmet, but the runner does have a baseline he was heading to third.

So, he abandoned his efforts to run the bases and should be called out IMO.

Now, the BR is protected all the way to dead ball territory, but this is not the BR, its a base runner and the obligations are different.

FED rules state 8-4-2p (note) - any runner who leaves the baseline heading for the dugout or his defensive position believing that there is no further play shall be declared out if the umpires judges the act of the runner to be considered abandoning his efforts to run the bases.

So I don't think that was such a bad call at all.

Thanks
David

But R2 was not even to the mound yet. So how far was he out of the baseline? 10 feet. I see I was wrong in my post. I was thinking as if he were the BR, like on a dropped third strike. But I think you would have to be there to see exaclty how far out of the baseline he was. I know the rule says "leaves the baseline" But if he takes three steps out of the baseline, and then realizes what is going on, I don't think he should be called out.

But this is a judgment call -- and is left up to the umpire. So there's no way it can be "wrong" if the calling umpire thinks the runner abandoned.