The Myth that will not Die!!

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Rules review for our association this week........

ASA 2001 exam question:

88. (FP Only) The batter has a 2-2 count when he swings at the next pitch and the ball hits his fingers rolling out into the infield. The umpire should rule:

TAKE A BIG GUESS WHAT AT LEAST THREE EXPERIENCED UMPIRES HOLLERED OUT???

To be honest........growing up, and probably into High School......I believed this myth......

Oh.........BTW......the choices are...

(a) dead ball, foul, batter remains batting.
(b) dead ball, strike three, batter is out.
(c) dead ball, award batter first base.
(d) live ball, batter becomes a batter-runner.

Comments welcome.........and the first one to guess correctly (at what was hollered)........wins a chance to umpire in a perfect game where every call goes unquestioned and you ABSOLUTELY nail every call.

Have a great weekend all!!

Joel

BTW........I have instructed all three of my daughters as to the correct response to this question.......maybe it will die if we all teach our children and go over it at every plate meeting.

[Edited by Gulf Coast Blue on Mar 5th, 2001 at 04:52 PM]