Can the Ball Change Possession during a Dead Ball?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by ManInBlue

If they try the hidden ball trick after/during a DB, and I put the ball in play (b/c I'm assuming F1 has the ball), then I'm going to warn Skip and his pitcher that if they try that stunt again, they're both gone.

Might be over the top, but you've just tried to pull the wool over my eyes, and I don't roll like that.

A bit over the top. Only worthy of an eye roll, a "nice try there, Skippy," and not much more. I don't see how you can throw them out for trying to fool you...they do it all the time constantly throughout the game.

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by Matt

How are you gonna justify that one?

Since this is a "football" thread...unsportsman like conduct.

[UmpJM]

Originally Posted by ManInBlue

If they try the hidden ball trick after/during a DB, and I put the ball in play (b/c I'm assuming F1 has the ball), then I'm going to warn Skip and his pitcher that if they try that stunt again, they're both gone.

Might be over the top, but you've just tried to pull the wool over my eyes, and I don't roll like that.

ManInBlue,

If you "put the ball in play" when the pitcher doesn't have the ball, you should be upset with yourself, not them.

JM

[johnnyg08]

actually, while I was looking up the "no throwing the ball back to the pitcher after a homerun" on the same page of PBUC I saw the "no putting the ball back in play until the pitcher has the ball and..."

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

actually, while I was looking up the "no throwing the ball back to the pitcher after a homerun" on the same page of PBUC I saw the "no putting the ball back in play until the pitcher has the ball and..."

But I'll bet you couldn't find anything on not throwing the ball back to the pitcher after a homerun, right?

[johnnyg08]

actually I did. would you like me to post it? or do you trust me that it's in there?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

actually I did. would you like me to post it? or do you trust me that it's in there?

I trust you. What I would like you to post is the reason for this edict. What purpose does it serve?

[johnnyg08]

I don't know...I asked the question earlier in another thread. There's no case plays, no rationale, it's included in the "putting the ball in play" section. I'm wondering if others have thoughts on it...I can't think of why they'd bother putting something like that in PBUC w/o something happening that they had to put it in there.