Unintentional Contact with Detached Glove
ISF ruleset--
Just wanted to know anyone's thoughts on this. Pitcher's glove for whatever reason ends up on the grass near the pitcher's plate. Throw comes in from right field, misses cutoff and goes close to the glove before F6 finally jumps on it before rolling dead. Clearly nothing wrong with any of that except for the tantrum that the pitcher threw his glove on the floor. My question is if the ball had hit the glove instead of rolling past-- I can't see a rule for a thrown ball unintentionally contacting detached equipment. Intentional contact is delayed dead ball, three bases from the pitch. Can it be argued that the tantrum was an intentional detaching of the glove therefore the ball is intentionally touched by detached equipment? |
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I don't know about ISF, but wouldn't this be a blocked ball in other rule sets?
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But a fielder's glove? Those shouldn't ever come off a fielder's hand unless it's knocked off by a batted ball or a tag. And the fielder almost always retrieves it immediately and doesn't leave it on the ground. But if it's a case where the fielder throws it down in frustration, he/she should be held accountable for that. I guess I stand corrected. |
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As far as I'm aware blocked ball is only for equipment that's not official playing equipment.
One to keep in the back of my mind next time I have a stroppy pitcher. Incidentally in that game I got to call my first double-hit. Happened so quick I wasn't sure what the sound of it was, and got very excited when I got to call it! |
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Simply foul because it was quick. Pitcher was asking why not out but it's a rarity it's a double hit in the box.
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