Umpire interference?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by cshs81

Scenario: F2 goes to throw out a runner but drops the ball. One or two man crew. The homeplate umpire comes out from behind the catcher to get a better view of the play. As he does , he inadvertently kicks the ball as the catcher is reaching for it.

Anything?

This is nothing: F2 erred in dropping the ball, so I'm not helping the defense here.

Thanks law and Bret for confirming my assessment of the play. Next time I'll push PU a little harder.

I think that if we had ignored the OBS on the OP and gone with UI, we might have had an issue with a coach, since enforcing UI would have involved a run coming off the board. OTOH, they were mercied in that game even with the run...