BOO, again.

tjones1 · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 11:26am

Situation 1:

B6 is the correct batter.

B5 bats and singles.

B6 comes to the dish and singles.

Defense appeals.

Since, B6's at-bat (first pitch) legalized B5's appearance the correct batter should have been B6. Too late, B7 comes to the plate with two runners on.

Is this correct?

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Situation 2:

B2 is due to bat.

B3 bats and singles.

B2 comes to the dish and singles.

Defense appeals.

Since, B2's at-bat (first pitch) legalized B3's appearance the correct batter should have been B4. Therefore, B4 shalled be called out. The two runners remain and B5 is the next batter. Is this correct?

Thanks for your help.

NFump · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 11:37am

B2 is removed from base.

greymule · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 11:38am

Right on the first one, wrong on the second, where B2 comes off base, and B3 goes back to 1B.

tjones1 · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 11:40am

That's right, 7-1 Penalty 2.

Thanks.

NFump · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 11:45am

Quote:

Originally Posted by greymule

Right on the first one, wrong on the second, where B2 comes off base, and B3 goes back to 1B.

Correct, unless B3 advanced on anything other than the improper batter's batted ball or award.

Paul L · #6 (**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 · #7 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 02:35pm

Quote:

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 · #8 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 07, 2009, 02:37pm

Quote:

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

Quote:

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.