catch and carry

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Originally Posted by youngump

That's not in the rule is it? If somebody caught the ball near deadball territory and then for whatever dumb reason that is obviously intentional (maybe to get in a fight with someone in the opposite dugout [it's kind of far out there]) then we have a two base award regardless of what they were trying to accomplish. No?

Well, to start, we are way off subject as the OP clearly noted the ball was dead.

However, I'm going to step back and agree that an umpire could award two bases because that is the black and white of the rule book.

I will also disagree with the ruling as the purpose of the rule was to prevent the defense from restricting the offense from moving around the bases, in either direction.

Then again, if there is no pending action and an umpire sees what is happening, time should be called as a preventive measure. An umpire shouldn't be looking for "gotcha" outs.