Dale Scott calls a ball foul then fair

[jicecone]

He backed off and came up with his hands but didn't signal anything until he called fair ball. Quit trying to make things up here. He NEVER pointed out the the initial call was foul.
And he for dam sure didn't (with emphais) did not, signal time!!!!!!

What are you guys smoking?

[Dave Reed]

At 0:14 in the video link, he has both hands above his head. That's clearly a signal of time, whether Scott intended it or not. By rule, the ball has to be put into play again before any outs can be recorded.

It was a mistake, but the world will keep on turning.....

[SAump]

Originally Posted by Dave Reed

At 0:14 in the video link, he has both hands above his head. That's clearly a signal of time, whether Scott intended it or not. By rule, the ball has to be put into play again before any outs can be recorded.

It was a mistake, but the world will keep on turning.....

I see the ball on the left-side of the plate, strike the side of the plate and roll off to the left.
I see ump raised hands, fist closed.
I see ump palms open and signal time.
I see ump point fair, putting the foul ball back in play.
I see ump fist close and signal the 1st out at HP.
(Under Review, confusing arm extended right/left fair signal with multiple hammer, finger-pointing to center field fair calls)
3BU signals the 2nd out.
2BU signals the 3rd out.
1BU signals the 4th out.
An entire crew couldn't put that one back together again.

See article and video link
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index...b_1&mode=video

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20659155

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20655513

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by SAump

I see the ball on the left-side of the plate, strike the side of the plate and roll off to the left.
I see ump raised hands, fist closed.
I see ump palms open and signal time.
I see ump point fair, putting the foul ball back in play.
I see ump fist close and signal the 1st out at HP.
3BU signals the 2nd out.
2BU signals the 3rd out.
1BU signals the 4th out.
An entire crew couldn't put that one back together again.

See article and video link
MLB.com Gameday | dodgers.com: Gameday
MLB.com Gameday | dodgers.com: Gameday

Well, he didn't signal an out at HP, because there was only R1 and R2 on base at the time.

But, after watching the much better mlb.com video, Scott definitely signaled either Time or Foul, then changed his mind, totally confusing the San Diego Padres.

[Steven Tyler]

Con.fu.sion [kuhn-fyoo-zhahn]

noun

1. The act of confusing.

2. The state of being confused.

3. A San Diego thing nobody understands..............

[johnnyg08]

Some of you guys are smoking some really good stuff. If that's not a "foul" mechanic after the "startled" look, I don't know what is. Scott should have manned up and owned his mistake on the field vs. changing the game w/ a triple play.

This is not meant to be disparaging by any means, but it is what it is. I've made the same mistake before (where he holds up his hands as if to get out of the way)...but this is a pretty clear "foul" mechanic.

[MikeStrybel]

That looks like he called "Time".

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Some of you guys are smoking some really good stuff. If that's not a "foul" mechanic after the "startled" look, I don't know what is. Scott should have manned up and owned his mistake on the field vs. changing the game w/ a triple play.

This is not meant to be disparaging by any means, but it is what it is. I've made the same mistake before (where he holds up his hands as if to get out of the way)...but this is a pretty clear "foul" mechanic.

What's he getting out of the way of? He's darn near 3BLX on the edge of the dirt circle. He was probably calling it foul, and then the ball rolled back into fair territory. Screwed the pooch big time, I'd say. Man up, Dale!

[kylejt]

The PU made a mechanical error. It happens. Heck, in all the excitement, he may not of even known he did that. I get that.

But he had three base umpire who had a wide angle view of the whole thing, and should have killed it. Those are the guys I blame for not fixing this mess.

[SanDiegoSteve]

I can see why people (including the batter, R3, R2, R1, and Bud Black) thought he was signaling fair because he wussed out so much with the hands in the air. That's not a typical reaction from a veteran umpire. What, did he think the ball was going to hit him, so he got real flinchy? His hands had no business going above his head like that unless he was calling foul, HBP, or was being held up at gunpoint.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by jicecone

He backed off and came up with his hands but didn't signal anything until he called fair ball. Quit trying to make things up here. He NEVER pointed out the the initial call was foul.
And he for dam sure didn't (with emphais) did not, signal time!!!!!!

What are you guys smoking?

See screen shot.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by jicecone

He backed off and came up with his hands but didn't signal anything until he called fair ball. Quit trying to make things up here. He NEVER pointed out the the initial call was foul.
And he for dam sure didn't (with emphais) did not, signal time!!!!!!

What are you guys smoking?

Completely smoke free at the moment - and it's pretty clear that he raised both of his hands in the air. If I'm a runner, I'm definitely interpreting that as a dead ball signal.