detached equipment

[mbyron]

I seem to recall "detached equipment" being called on a live ball that did NOT have a chance of going fair: it was a pitch not swung at.

The Dodgers were playing somebody or other, R2, outs don't matter, and F2 blocked a pitch in the dirt, while pulling his mask off. As the ball started to roll away from him on the 1B side, he used his mask to corral it.

I believe it was Eddie Rap. (doesn't really matter) at 3B who called detached equipment and awarded R2 third. The FOX announcers took a while to figure that one out.

Point is: the provision about "possibly becoming fair" would apply to a batted ball only, and detached equipment is possible in other situations.

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I believe it was Eddie Rap. (doesn't really matter) at 3B who called detached equipment and awarded R2 third. The FOX announcers took a while to figure that one out.

Point is: the provision about "possibly becoming fair" would apply to a batted ball only, and detached equipment is possible in other situations.

I can believe the FOX announcers took a while to figure it out (if they did at all), but I bet they butchered it without hesitation! BTW: FED only it's a 2-base award.

[SAump]

Rule Change #17: Provision made for one base award when detached equipment is used to field a pitched ball.

The Official Rules provide for base awards when a fielder touches a live batted or thrown baseball with detached equipment. However, the rule makers forgot to address the same situation with regard to pitched balls. The award in the new rule, 7.05(j), is one base from the base occupied at the time of the infraction. This interpretation had been in place for some time in the PBUC and MLB manuals.

ESO editor note: The rule was tacked on to the end of Rule 7.05 as the new letter “j.” The other rules related to use of detached equipment are letters “a” through “e.” Umpires should be aware that over the many years the rulebook has been in existence, new items have been inserted in a disjointed fashion. One must be persistent in order to find all aspects of such rules; they will not always appear in one place or in logical succession.

Source https://www.eofficials.com/controlpa...ciatingLibrary

Someone forgot to tell someone to tell someone. Note editor's strong comment concerning the rulebook.

[justanotherblue]

It's not the mask that is illegal, it's the skull cap. Fed wants ear protection also. There are mask/helmet combos that are legal equipment.