11-13-2004, 10:24 PM
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Baltimoron
Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD
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Originally Posted by gov135
1. A baserunner on first steals second successfully, but in getting to his feet, he lifts his foot from the bag - for just a second. The shortstop quickly tags him. You are the umpire. What's you're call?
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Out.
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2. You are the official scorer. A runner is on first with two outs. The batter hits a hard ground ball to right. After taking off at the sound of the bat, the runner on first rounds second and heads toward third. The right fielder gets to the ball, and throws it to third. The throw is "right on the money", but it hits the sliding runner and bounces down the left field line! The runner gets up and proceeds home. How do you score the play?
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Error.
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3. Curt Schilling is pitching, and Victor Martinez is the baserunner on third. Schilling is standing on the rubber, getting his sign from the catcher, when Martinez prematurely breaks to the plate. Schilling, who had not yet started his windup, breaks directly to Martinez and tags him before he reaches the plate. You are the umpire. Is the runner out?
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Yes, because he can step off the rubber until he starts his windup.
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4. You are the umpire. Yes, this actually happened in 1987. You are the home plate umpire. A sinkerball pitcher is on the mound, with runners on first and second. The pitch is delivered, and the ball is in the dirt - the ball bounces once, and ends up in the ball bag atached to your hip! The catcher and pitcher have no idea where the ball is. What do you do? What is your call?
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Same as if the ball bounced OOP: runners advance one base.
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5. You are the umpire. A pitcher on the mound, known for being a quick worker, is working against a batter that takes his sweet time in the batter's box getting ready to hit. The batter stretches his bat, digs in his feet, and is just looking up when a pitch comes hurling across the plate! What is your call?
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Strike, if it's in the strike zone. The batter was in the box, and I'm assuming time was not called.
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6. You are the umpire. There is a runner on first, with one out. The batter hits an easy line drive right at the third baseman, who proceeds to drop the ball. The third baseman picks it up, fires it to the second baseman, who pivots and throws to the first baseman for the inning ending double-play. What, if anything, is your call?
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Double play.
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