Question on 2006 Umpire Exam

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Tim C

the second baseman and pitcher try to do do a "hidden ball trick" -- as F1 steps on to the pitcher's plate and the umpire calls: "Play" the second baseman produces the ball and tags the runner.

Isn't this a balk, and not a "do over?"

[umpduck11]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Isn't this a balk, and not a "do over?"

Tee's sit implied a dead ball, by PU calling "Play". The ball has to be dead
for the PU to put it back into play. It cannot be a balk after a dead ball, because the ball cannot be made "live" again unless F1 has it in his possesion.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by umpduck11

Tee's sit implied a dead ball, by PU calling "Play". The ball has to be dead
for the PU to put it back into play. It cannot be a balk after a dead ball, because the ball cannot be made "live" again unless F1 has it in his possesion.

Oh yeah, duh....it must be the sugar rush from all the Butterfingers.

[Tim C]

I was careful to note that the ball went to DBT:

This means that an umpire cannot put the ball into paly without the ball being in F1's possesion.

The play, as agreed to by e-mails to Evans, Roder and Yeast, is that the umpires errored in putting the ball in play and is, therefore, a "do over."

Hope this helps.

Regards,

[tiger49]

Tibear the obstruction rule is covered very clearly in the Baseball Canada Intrepretations #4. In fact the ruling covers the exact question word by word.

http://66.241.210.162/files/Canadian...ule%20Book.doc

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

quoted post removed by bob jenkins

This ties for the most juvenile and sophomoric post on the internet.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Really? Because I found it quite descriptive and amusing myself. Perhaps I'm just a Peter Pan type personality, and remain forever young at heart.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Really? Because I found it quite descriptive and amusing myself. Perhaps I'm just a Peter Pan type personality, and remain forever young at heart.

Steve --

I'm not trying to excuse PWL's behavior. When you post crap like that, you sink, imo, to his level. It removes any reason you have to whine about his posts.