2019 Appeal Exam Question

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I've actually had this play...as a player. I was the catcher, but it was bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the 7th.

Batter drilled one to the base of the fence about 300' away. R1 scored and when I saw the rest of the runners start celebrating instead of advancing to their respective base, I turned to the PU and said, "Don't go anywhere" and started walking toward 3B. F7 was starting to head in and I told him to go get the ball. He did and tossed it to me. I touched 3B, hustled over to 2B and my right fielder (also an umpire) realized what I was doing and ran to 1B and caught my throw while the other team just realized what was going on.

Umpire made all three out calls and told the team to take the field for the 8th inning. Boy, they were not happy, but their coach actually realized what his team did and told his team to hustle out.

It really isn't a difficult or hard-to-understand rule. However, as far as the improper order of the appeals in the OP, should IMO negate other force outs and should allow the run.

A triple play on appeal! That was probably a once in 5 lifetimes event.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

A triple play on appeal! That was probably a once in 5 lifetimes event.

I wanted to do it unassisted, but I was afraid they would catch on before I could get to first. Besides, I had one of those in the early 70s when playing in a base league

[youngump]

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

A triple play on appeal! That was probably a once in 5 lifetimes event.

Appropos of my hang up at the start of the thread, this was not a triple play on appeal because the ball was still live and these were regular force outs. It's just your regular 7-2-9 triple play.

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by youngump

Appropos of my hang up at the start of the thread, this was not a triple play on appeal because the ball was still live and these were regular force outs. It's just your regular 7-2-9 triple play.

Well, if scoring, you might note that it was "your regular 7-2-9 triple play.

But each and every out was the result of a live ball appeal. I don't call that a "regular" force out.

Irish probably doesn't care because he doesn't do scoring.

So in the score book an out on a runner who left early from third base on a fly ball and was appealed by a player without the ball. Umpire would call time out (assuming play has stopped) and then make a ruling on the runner leaving early. What's the scoring? 5U?

[youngump]

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

Well, if scoring, you might note that it was "your regular 7-2-9 triple play.

But each and every out was the result of a live ball appeal. I don't call that a "regular" force out.

No, that's my point, these were not appeal plays. Irish tagged third base with a live ball before the runner from 2nd reached 3rd base. That's a regular force out. The one at 2nd was also a regular force out. The one at first would be if the definition of force out weren't screwy.