had runner at 1st and 3rd last night with 1 out. Batter at the plate had a 3 and 2 count. The pitch comes in and the runner on first is stealing. Batter checks his swing and ball four is called. Catcher still throws to second and the tag is applied to the runner sliding in. i make no ruling on the play and the shortstp asked what happened. I replied with ball four. When i turned around my partner comes to me on the check swing and i give it a safe, nothing big. My question is if i would of call the check swing a strike for the swing would i have to call the R1 out because he was tagged before he reached second and therefor no longer protected by ball four? i cannot think of the sitution i would of had to deal with if that would of happened. this was a Legion ball game.
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Thu Jul 25, 2002, 01:46pm
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