Never saw this before, What would you do.

UmpJM · #1 (**permalink**) Mon May 15, 2006, 02:46pm

NorthernVA_Ump,

You called this pitch a STRIKE??? So, in your judgement, the batter made an attempt to hit it with his bat as the pitch approached the plate, right?

"Bounces behind the backstop" sound to me like the ball went out of play into Dead Ball Territory. If so, each of the runners is awarded one base beyond his TOP base.

JM

mcrowder · #2 (**permalink**) Mon May 15, 2006, 02:48pm

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Originally Posted by CoachJM

"Bounces behind the backstop" sound to me like the ball went out of play into Dead Ball Territory. If so, each of the runners is awarded one base beyond his TOP base.JM

AH! That's what I missed. Must. Have. More. Coffee.

So you should (likely) have had a 2-1 count with R3 and R2.

SanDiegoSteve · #3 (**permalink**) Mon May 15, 2006, 02:56pm

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Originally Posted by mcrowder

AH! That's what I missed. Must. Have. More. Coffee.

So you should (likely) have had a 2-1 count with R3 and R2.

No mcrowder, remember, the batter "presented" at the pitch, so the count would now be 1-2. Get your head in the game, Blue!!!