Runner fails to touch 2nd base.....Lansing loses in extra innings!!!

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

Does anyone have the video of this and would be kind enough to post for all to see ?????

And BTW - has anything this crazy ever happened to you ????

Which team? Which game?

[tcarilli]

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[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by tcarilli

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So is this abandonment or an appeal?

[jwwashburn]

It looks like a simple force out at second.

Why is the BU at home plate?

Weird.

[Dave Reed]

At 1:35, you can see a fielder standing with both feet on 2nd base, and a white object in his right hand. I think a reasonable guess is this was neither an appeal nor abandonment. It was a simple force out.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

So is this abandonment or an appeal?

It could have been both. Or neither.

But, based on the video, they did get it right.

And, I think BU is at the plate to talk to the manager and to make sure that PU knew that the game wasn't over.

Or, maybe BU was running off and PU stopped him.

[Texas Aggie]

What in the world could the manager be arguing?

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by texas aggie

what in the world could the manager be arguing?

for mercy

[umpjim]

From the MLBUM and PBUC:

"Bases loaded, two out, score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning. Batter hits a home run out of the ballpark. Runner on first, thinking the home run wins the game, leaves the baseline and heads toward the dugout. The runner at first is declared out before the runner from third reaches home plate. Other runners continue around the bases and eventually touch home.
Ruling: No runs score; the third out was made before the runner from third touched homeplate. Game continues in the top of the tenth inning with the score still tied."

So end result the same in the OP, but, if you call abandonment on R1 and PU has R3 scoring before the out call the run should score. Except, can you still accept an appeal at 2B for a force out?
Wendelstedt does not like the PBUC and MLBUM interps.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

So is this abandonment or an appeal?

Neither... it's a force play at 2nd base. Surely you've seen someone throw out a runner at 2nd before they got there before.