BOO, again.

Paul L · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 02:23pm

So in situation #1, B5 bats twice in a row? Anyone want to eject him and maybe his coach for blatant cheating, like the runners who switched bases in that other thread?

Ump Rube · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 02:35pm

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Originally Posted by Paul L

So in situation #1, B5 bats twice in a row? Anyone want to eject him and maybe his coach for blatant cheating, like the runners who switched bases in that other thread?

That would be correct B5 bats twice, although it might not be blatant cheating. If at the end of the last inning R3 was stealing home and there was a D3K, B5 (and others) might think R3 was out on the steal and not a force resulting from B5's K.

GA Umpire · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 02:37pm

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Originally Posted by Paul L

So in situation #1, B5 bats twice in a row? Anyone want to eject him and maybe his coach for blatant cheating, like the runners who switched bases in that other thread?

No, I wouldn't want to EJ. BOO is covered by the rules and can be an honest mistake. The pros even screw it up. Look at the one where they screwed up the lineup before the game even started. It was an American League game.

SethPDX · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 11:04pm

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Originally Posted by Paul L

So in situation #1, B5 bats twice in a row? Anyone want to eject him and maybe his coach for blatant cheating, like the runners who switched bases in that other thread?

You cannot possibly be serious.

How you get blatant cheating out of a BOO is beyond me. Just enforce the penalty prescribed by the rule and move on.