Help with the start of my season

[canadaump6]

Originally Posted by bossman72

Canada- this is how i explain BOO to newer umpires.

DO NOT think of batting out of order as people batting in different "slots" in the batting order.

Rather, think of BOO as players being "skipped over" in the batting order.

So if the lineup goes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 4 bats when 2 should have been up and nobody appeals it, once 4 completes his at bat hitter number 3 would hit. But once hitter number 3's at bat is done, what happens then? Would 4 hit again; what if hitter number 4 is on base?

[UmpJM]

canadaump6,

Wrong!

If 4 bats because 2 was too stupid to realize it was his turn, and completes his at bat, and the defense does not appeal, then 5 becomes the proper batter.

If 3 were to bat after 4, he too would be an improper batter. If he were to complete his at bat without a defensive appeal, the next proper batter would indeed be 4 - unless he was already on base. In which case 5 would be the proper batter.

JM

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

So if the lineup goes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 4 bats when 2 should have been up and nobody appeals it, once 4 completes his at bat hitter number 3 would hit. But once hitter number 3's at bat is done, what happens then? Would 4 hit again; what if hitter number 4 is on base?

You're thinking too much. This isn't that hard. If 4 isn't appealed, then 5 is the next proper batter, not 3.

Edited to add: Just saw UmpJM's post. Read that one. Then read it again.

[DG]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

So if the lineup goes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 4 bats when 2 should have been up and nobody appeals it, once 4 completes his at bat hitter number 3 would hit. But once hitter number 3's at bat is done, what happens then? Would 4 hit again; what if hitter number 4 is on base?

You need to study BOO situations hard before your next game because Murphy's Law says it will happen soon, and you are not prepared.