Play at the Plate...your call?

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Originally Posted by RogersUmp

I have no sympathy for the offense "if" the umpire missed the call. The base runner that scored ahead of the play should be the one (if anyone) that hears it from the OC. I counted two Aggies standing around cluttering up the HP area. How many players are the offense allowed to have in the field of play at one time? What is required of the scoring runner once he has scored? What about the on-deck hitter? Isn't he supposed to be in the on-deck circle?

Usually, the on-deck batter comes to signal the runner on whether he needs to slide or not.

That said, I still think they need to be off the dirt.