Calling what you see or what they see

[lawump]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Dan,

Careful there....

If the cover gets knocked off the ball, the ball remains in play until the continuous action of the play relaxes.

If a dog takes it, the ball remains in play until the dog enters DBT.

If it kills an errant seagull (unless it's a "pitch" at the time it does so), the seagull may be dead, but the ball remains in play.

Really.

JM

I agree with 1 & 3...but I don't know about #2. Seems to me it is INTENTIONAL interference by authorized personnel (assuming the dog is the team mascot!). Rule 3.15...I'm killing the ball immediately!

Also, I believe an additional penalty at the end of playing action is that the player killing the seagull has to be arrested in tribute to Dave Winfield.

LOL