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gov135 · 06-24-2003, 10:50 AM

... make the appropriate call for each situation.

NOTE: These are not typical baseball scenarios, so don't feel bad if you don't know. Just give your best guess.

Answers will be posted here after a few days.

1.) You, a player, are upset at a few close calls that have gone against you earlier in the game. Up at the plate in the seventh inning, you hit a home run. Rounding first on your home run trot, you let the first base umpire know what you think about his mother. You are promptly ejected. Are you out of the game at that moment or can you legally complete your home run trip before hitting the showers?

You are allowed to complete the play - home run stands - before you must exit the field.

2.) You are the umpire. Juan Gonzalez of the Texas Rangers is on third. Carl Everett is at the plate, with a full count. There are two outs. On the 3-2 pitch, Everett is hit. The ball gets away to the backstop, and Gonzalez comes home to score. Meanwhile, Everett chugs into second. What, if anything, is your ruling?

The ball is dead once it hits Everett. Therefore, Gonzalez is returned to third, and Everett to second.

3.) You are the umpire. The bases are loaded with no outs. The batter send a fly ball into left field that should have been caught, but falls in the gap. The runner who started the play on first, hesitates, and is passed on the basepath by the batter between first and second. Who is called out? What position player for the fielding squad gets credit for the putout?

The hitter is called out for passing the baserunner on the basepath. The putout is awarded to the nearest fielder, even if he had nothing to do with the play. Therefore, if the first baseman is closest to the runners when they cross paths, he gets credit.

4.) You are the pitcher. Off to a bad start in the third inning, you walk the first two batters. With no outs, Derek Jeter hits a fly ball to the third base side, in foul territory. Your normally sure-thing third baseman, Scott Rolen, misjudges the ball and it falls harmlessly in foul territory without him touching it. Given a repreive, Jeter hits a two-run double on the next pitch. Do the runs count against your (the pitchers) earned run average?

Yes, the runs count against your ERA. Rolen misjudged and did not touch the ball in foul territory, so no error is awarded.

5.) You are the batter. The bases are loaded, with noone out. You hit into a double-play, scoring the run from third. Do you get credit for the run batted in?

No - Rule 10.04 Do not credit a run batted in when the batter hits into a force double play or a reverse double play.

6.) You are on second base, with your teammate, Ichiro Suzuki on first. There is no outs. Your third base coach signals for a double-steal (you will steal third as Suzuki steals second). When the pitcher wind up, you both break. Catcher Mike Piazza catches the pitch, stands up from his crouch, and successfully throws out Suzuki trying to steal second. Do you get credit for a steal?

No. When a double or triple steal is attempted and one runner is thrown out before reaching base, no steal is credited.

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06-24-2003, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	You're the umpire II... ... make the appropriate call for each situation. NOTE: These are not typical baseball scenarios, so don't feel bad if you don't know. Just give your best guess. Answers will be posted here after a few days. 1.) You, a player, are upset at a few close calls that have gone against you earlier in the game. Up at the plate in the seventh inning, you hit a home run. Rounding first on your home run trot, you let the first base umpire know what you think about his mother. You are promptly ejected. Are you out of the game at that moment or can you legally complete your home run trip before hitting the showers? You are allowed to complete the play - home run stands - before you must exit the field. 2.) You are the umpire. Juan Gonzalez of the Texas Rangers is on third. Carl Everett is at the plate, with a full count. There are two outs. On the 3-2 pitch, Everett is hit. The ball gets away to the backstop, and Gonzalez comes home to score. Meanwhile, Everett chugs into second. What, if anything, is your ruling? The ball is dead once it hits Everett. Therefore, Gonzalez is returned to third, and Everett to second. 3.) You are the umpire. The bases are loaded with no outs. The batter send a fly ball into left field that should have been caught, but falls in the gap. The runner who started the play on first, hesitates, and is passed on the basepath by the batter between first and second. Who is called out? What position player for the fielding squad gets credit for the putout? The hitter is called out for passing the baserunner on the basepath. The putout is awarded to the nearest fielder, even if he had nothing to do with the play. Therefore, if the first baseman is closest to the runners when they cross paths, he gets credit. 4.) You are the pitcher. Off to a bad start in the third inning, you walk the first two batters. With no outs, Derek Jeter hits a fly ball to the third base side, in foul territory. Your normally sure-thing third baseman, Scott Rolen, misjudges the ball and it falls harmlessly in foul territory without him touching it. Given a repreive, Jeter hits a two-run double on the next pitch. Do the runs count against your (the pitchers) earned run average? Yes, the runs count against your ERA. Rolen misjudged and did not touch the ball in foul territory, so no error is awarded. 5.) You are the batter. The bases are loaded, with noone out. You hit into a double-play, scoring the run from third. Do you get credit for the run batted in? No - Rule 10.04 Do not credit a run batted in when the batter hits into a force double play or a reverse double play. 6.) You are on second base, with your teammate, Ichiro Suzuki on first. There is no outs. Your third base coach signals for a double-steal (you will steal third as Suzuki steals second). When the pitcher wind up, you both break. Catcher Mike Piazza catches the pitch, stands up from his crouch, and successfully throws out Suzuki trying to steal second. Do you get credit for a steal? No. When a double or triple steal is attempted and one runner is thrown out before reaching base, no steal is credited. 89-45-29-33-34-34 Last edited by gov135; 06-26-2003 at 06:50 AM..