What's The Call

[Roger Greene]

Steve,

Re: the Fed blunder you mentioned.

They screwed up a case book play. I beleive(without looking) they had R1, and B3. B3 hits into douple play. B2 declared out for BOO (or BOOT if you prefer). This made 3 outs with only 2 at bats. That was wrong, and they admitted so.

The proper ruling would have been R1's out stands, B2 out for BOO, and B3 returns to plate with 2 outs.

ASA and Fed rulling would be same for the sitch proposed in this play, outs recorded stand,(except for improper BR, his out would be superceded by BOO) advances nulified, proper batter out for BOO. Proper batter to plate if less than 3 outs. (See Fed rule 7-1-2-b Exception "Any outs made on the play stand. An out for batting out of order supercedes an out by the improper batter on a play."

Roger Greene,
Member UT