Dead ball or play on?

[cowbyfan1]

Originally posted by PeteBooth
Originally posted by largeone59

R1, R2. Pitch gets stuck in backstop fence, but the catcher easily gets it out. R2 advances to third on the play.

Do we call dead ball and award all runners 1 base at the TOP, or is this just considered "temporarily stuck" and we play on?

The proper mechanic when the ball goes out of play or in your case stuck in the backstop is to call TIME.

Most of us have got in the habbit of calling Dead ball but as mentioned the proper mechanic is to call TIME First and then make the awards.

Pete Booth

Thanks Pete. Any time I hear an umpire call dead ball on the field, I want to have a funeral service with the burial at home.

[largeone59]

haha yeah i still have that habit of saying dead ball.

[DG]

If the ball goes to the backstop and is lodged in the fence the award will be a formality because runners will have already advanced, except maybe a slow R3 now that I think about it. He will need to be awarded home.