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[BretMan]

What is this "mockery of the game" rule?

[johnnyg08]

This is a perfectly legal play. Only umpires who like to make up their own rules like "mockery" on a perfectly legal play.

[jicecone]

If there is no basis for calling the runner out, then the runner is not breaking a rule and can't be making a mockery of the game, if that rule exists.

As a defensive coach I tell my pitcher to get on the plate and pitch, if they want their runner to start from right field, good for them. At younger levels that steal at second is going to happen with a player on third. Odds are in favor of offense, if defense makes play on the runner, (at the younger levels).

[dash_riprock]

On a skunk in the outfield play, a well coached team will take R3 off the bases 80% of the time, thereby making a mockery of the play (and the coach).

[Rich]

The enjoyable way to handle this would be for the umpire to get something in his eye and call time. About 6 times.

Just kidding, just kidding....

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

On a skunk in the outfield play, a well coached team will take R3 off the bases 80% of the time, thereby making a mockery of the play (and the coach).

And there are probably only 20% well coached teams in america at the younger levels, which means by the latest gallop poll 65.334% percent of the time advantage goes to the offense.