My ejection

[BHBlue]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

John, if I had to guess (it wasn't clear to me either), BHBlue was questioning why you would kill the play for an "out of the basepath" call.

I did, however, go back to your OP, and you noted 2 outs. Even though the mechanics make the OOBP call a live call, with 2 outs and them chasing around, I think it is good game management to kill it and make the announcement with them paying attention, and minimize the chances of injury or USC during the chase. After all, your call ends the inning, so what harm in killing it?

Sorry for not being more clear. I was wondering about killing the play. I probably should have left it alone since the topic was not the call, but the out-of-line TD. A situation I think bkbjones handled well BTW.

I see your logic behind killing the play and agree with it in principal, and in this case "all's well that ends well". However, had he not had the number of outs correct, which I think happens to us all, killing the play would have denied the defense from recording another out or the offense from advancing. An umpire may be better served sticking with the rule as it's written in this case.