2019 Appeal Exam Question

[josephrt1]

[QUOTE=True_in_Blue

In the second part, who said the ball ever becomes dead? [/QUOTE]

The answer that is accepted on the exam is that "this is a correct dead ball appeal". So I have the same question as youngump, "How does the ball become dead?" Knowing that some runners, especially the BR, had not advanced ot their base, I would have left the ball "live" and not made a call on dead ball appeals, since we were in a live ball situation. But the test gives credit for the dead ball appeal answer.

So in the words of youngump, How does the ball become dead in this situation?

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by josephrt1

The answer that is accepted on the exam is that "this is a correct dead ball appeal". So I have the same question as youngump, "How does the ball become dead?" Knowing that some runners, especially the BR, had not advanced ot their base, I would have left the ball "live" and not made a call on dead ball appeals, since we were in a live ball situation. But the test gives credit for the dead ball appeal answer.

So in the words of youngump, How does the ball become dead in this situation?

I will have to partially retract my previous thought. For a live ball appeal, a player must have the ball in their possession and tag a base or a runner. Once a fielder without possession of the ball makes an appeal on a base missed or left too early, the umpire would then rule but only after time out had been called.

See RS#1, B & C.