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Steven Tyler Sun May 12, 2013 11:34pm
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Originally Posted by jwwashburn (Post 893774)
Not in this case, roscoe. This fielder was the exception specifically spelled out in the rule. The pitcher is the exception here.

How can the rule say he is the exception if you think he is not the exception?
Those damn replacement umpires........:rolleyes:

CT1 Mon May 13, 2013 07:25am
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Originally Posted by jwwashburn (Post 893782)
Ok, I was seeing the exception for both. We got it wrong. They should have made that two different sentences.
It could also be interpreted as:

"The ball remains live if, before touching an umpire:

(1) It touches any fielder; or
(2) Passes any fielder (other than the pitcher)."

bob jenkins Mon May 13, 2013 07:59am
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Originally Posted by jwwashburn (Post 893782)
Ok, I was seeing the exception for both. We got it wrong. They should have made that two different sentences.
The word "and" makes it two conditions that have to be met; and the phrases "before touching any fielder" and "before passing any fielder except the pitcher" make it clear that each applies only to its specific clause.

jwwashburn Mon May 13, 2013 08:28am
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Originally Posted by CT1 (Post 893831)
It could also be interpreted as:

"The ball remains live if, before touching an umpire:

(1) It touches any fielder; or
(2) Passes any fielder (other than the pitcher)."
Yeah, I think that would have helped. Re-reading it, though, it should not have taken this long to penetrate my skull.

MD Longhorn Mon May 13, 2013 08:53am
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Originally Posted by jwwashburn (Post 893752)
I get that it is dead ball.
Why do you "get" that? It's not. It's nothing. Play on.

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Send the runner back to third and place the batter on first is what we did. However, the NFHS book is not easy to navigate. I cannot find confirmation that I am right about this.
That would be because you are not right about this. You shouldn't have stopped play at all.

jwwashburn Mon May 13, 2013 09:22am
Congrats on thinking up witty comments.


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