Skunk.....in the infield??

[chuckfan1]

Guess weve all heard of the "skunk in the outfield" strategy. Though Ive never seen in...but has anyone ever seen the play in this video? And it was done in a college game....Not sure about elsewhere around the country, but here in So Cal, if this was tried, someone is getting a pearl in the ribs.
Video is at a bit of a bad angle, but R1 starts running AT the pitcher, then veers back towards 2nd, hoping to distract, so R3 can score..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87R1YMTpBxk

[kylejt]

Now if were the D manager, I'd ask the PU if the R1 was doing something to make the pitcher balk. If so........

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Now if were the D manager, I'd ask the PU if the R1 was doing something to make the pitcher balk. If so........

If I were the D manager, I'd be too embarassed of my clueless defense to complain abut anything.

And, if that's a college game, it provides an explanation of how some posters can claim to be college umpires.

[yawetag]

In FED rules, there's a small rule:

8-4-2n: Any runner is out when he: runs bases in reverse to confuse opponents or makes a travesty of the game

While I know that judgment of "travesty" is next to impossible, could you say this situation falls into that category?

[cbfoulds]

Originally Posted by yawetag

In FED rules, there's a small rule:

8-4-2n: Any runner is out when he: runs bases in reverse to confuse opponents or makes a travesty of the game

While I know that judgment of "travesty" is next to impossible, could you say this situation falls into that category?

No.
The runner is doing NOTHING which is prohibited by the Rules [unless, maybe - trying to make F1 balk - for which there is a separate and sufficient penalty, and it ain't an out].
Only really stupid umpires even consider the "travesty" rule UNLESS the runner is running bases in reverse.
Don't be a really stupid umpire.

[yawetag]

Works for me. I would have assumed the same.

Originally Posted by cbfoulds

No.
The runner is doing NOTHING which is prohibited by the Rules [unless, maybe - trying to make F1 balk - for which there is a separate and sufficient penalty, and it ain't an out].
Only really stupid umpires even consider the "travesty" rule UNLESS the runner is running bases in reverse.
Don't be a really stupid umpire.

[Forest Ump]

Theoretically; Eject R1 for charging the mound. Send R3 back because you called time when R1 charged the mound. Prepare for more ejections and a really bad day.

Actuality; I do nothing, the play stands. No rule that I know of to penalize for what they did.