2007 Part 2 Exam

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It looks like I received an 88. I did pass but I did not do as well as I thought I would do. I did not study as hard as I have in the past. Some of these questions were not very clear if you ask me. Oh well, I will not have to take this test anymore.

Thanks to the person that sent me the information. You really helped put my mind at ease for a few days.

Thanks (fill in the blank).

Peace

So which did you miss - we can discuss individual questions, right?

[JRutledge]

I missed these questions.

4, 8, 10, 12, 21, 29, 45, 50, 64, 72, 73, 74, 97 (I actually got an 87, noticed one wrong).

#8--I over thought. It is a delayed dead ball when the ball touches and illegal glove or mitt.

#10--This question is the reason I hate these tests. You have to finish a game with at least 2 baseball balls. I took a guess. Either way it goes we are finishing a game with any number of balls that are left.

#12--The Coefficient of Restitution (COR) is .555, not .700. Who cares?

#21--The rule does not say anything about the batter specifically. It only talks about the coach and team representatives going back to the coaching box or bench area.

#29--I just misread the question. It is not an illegal slide goes beyond the base and does not make contact or does not alter the play. I just blew that answer.

#45--The rules word for word states the foul tip going to the catcher's hand and is caught by any fielder is a foul tip. I just read into the question.

#50--"A pitcher may attempt a legal pick-off from both the windup and set position." Now I said True while thinking you can step off the rubber. I could not find any direct language saying this was false. I am still looking.

#64--New rules or clarification here. The head coach is restricted to the dugout if a request for personnel to stay in the coaching box has violated a previous request to do so. It is not an ejection as I thought.

#72--"A runner, who is the only one on base at the time and is attempting to return to second base when the ball becomes lodged in the batter-runner's jersey, will be awarded third base." I said true, but now I see why it was false. (Rule 8-3-3f)

#73--Only the defensive team may appeal a batting order situation at the time of bat. I was thinking either team.

#74--"When no appeal has been made on an improper batter, the next batter shall be the batter whose name follows that of the proper batter who should have been at bat."

#97--"Base umpire collides with a base runner." I said true without thinking of the actual definition of an umpire and runner colliding. It has never happen to me. I made an assumption and was wrong.

Peace

[ctblu40]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

#50--"A pitcher may attempt a legal pick-off from both the windup and set position." Now I said True while thinking you can step off the rubber. I could not find any direct language saying this was false. I am still looking.

FYI- Look at 6.1.2 "With his feet in the windup position, the pitcher may only deliver a pitch or step backward of the pitcher's plate with his pivot foot first."

I suppose that this is the the reason you got it wrong, he cant pick off a runner while in contact. You know the correct ruling, but missed the question. No sweat.

[UmpJM]

Jeff,

#74--"When no appeal has been made on an improper batter, the next batter shall be the batter whose name follows that of the proper batter who should have been at bat."

I would say this is false. If no appeal of the improper batter is (ever) made, the improper batter's at bat is "legitimized". Therefore, the next batter should be the the player whose name follows that of the improper batter who actually was at bat and was not appealed.

JM

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by ctblu40

FYI- Look at 6.1.2 "With his feet in the windup position, the pitcher may only deliver a pitch or step backward of the pitcher's plate with his pivot foot first."

I suppose that this is the the reason you got it wrong, he cant pick off a runner while in contact. You know the correct ruling, but missed the question. No sweat.

I agree, but that is not how I was looking at it. I guess I would have liked it if they said, "While in contact with the rubber." But you can step back legally and try to pick off someone. As you said no sweat. You live and learn.

Peace

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I agree, but that is not how I was looking at it. I guess I would have liked it if they said, "While in contact with the rubber." But you can step back legally and try to pick off someone. As you said no sweat. You live and learn.

Peace

If you think about it, if you step off the rubber, you're not in ANY position, so stepping off the rubber shouldn't have been considered in the question.

Also Jeff, if you did get a copy of the test and answers, could you send me a pm?

Don't worry. I live in PA where it's "one and done." (You take your test when you initially start umpiring and you never have to re-test your entire officiating career).

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I agree, but that is not how I was looking at it. I guess I would have liked it if they said, "While in contact with the rubber." But you can step back legally and try to pick off someone. As you said no sweat. You live and learn.

Peace

Once F1 steps back, he's not in the wind-up position. So, by specifying the positions in the question, FED *was* stating that F1 was on the rubber.

[JRutledge]

That is still semantics if you ask me.

Peace

[bigda65]

So a jab step move "from the windup", is only considered a pickoff from the rubber when awarding bases on an overthrow, but not considered a pickoff move from the rubber?

now im confused!!