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| May 29, 2015 hurdler52 22 posts | infield fly rule Ok, bases loaded, one out. Batter hits pop fly to infield and the umpire calls the batter out per the infield fly rule, but nobody catches it and all runners break for the next base. The ball is finally picked up and thrown to 3rd baseman who catches it while stepping on 3rd base before the runner from 2nd gets there. The umpire calls a double play for the 3rd out. Does the run score and should there have been a tag play at 3rd? |
| May 29, 2015 Nancy Allen Men's 55 1438 posts | What? When the batter is out, there is no force play at 3rd. Since it was not caught although considered a routine pop up, there can also not be a force play for the runner leaving 3rd early. Maybe he had a hot date and wanted to leave early? |
| May 29, 2015 stick8 1991 posts | That umpire was WRONG!! Since the infield fly rule was called the batter is automatically out. Runners advance at their own risk, they are not FORCED to advance to the next base. In your scenario that runner should have been tagged out going to third. Since you state that he wasn't all runners are safe and the run scores. The result of the play should be two outs, runners on second and third with one run scoring. |
| May 29, 2015 hurdler52 22 posts | I think that the one who had a hot date was the umpire! I was pretty sure about the ruling as stick8 states it, I was just double checking. Thanks for your comments. |
| June 2, 2015 neck10 714 posts | in our league the ump's call that infield fly rule wrong the ball is popped up the ump call's infield fly rule batter is out the ball drifts and fall's in foul territory. |
| June 2, 2015 T.C.Sr. Men's 60 24 posts | But there is two key words he is supposed to say at the end: "if fair" |
| June 3, 2015 stick8 1991 posts | Had a play umpiring in a GM league a few years ago. Bases loaded one out. Batter hits a pop up to short. I call "infield fly, batter is out". Runners stay on their respective bags. Shortstop lets the ball drop, throws to third who steps on third. Third throws to second who steps on second. The team runs off the field hi-fiving each other thinking they got a double play. The runners then take off and all score. Three runs in and two outs with bases now empty. I then tell the defensive team to get back on the field. The argument I got from them was unreal. |
| June 3, 2015 neck10 714 posts | stick you can't argue a rule it's a rule try to argue with a cop about the speed limit ,let me kno how that work's out.I loved it when our league team player's used to argue a call with the ump I would just say rule changed about two yr's ago you should read the book before you argue cause Ill bet you he(the umpire)has read it. |
| June 3, 2015 neck10 714 posts | we had a play in alpine fest in the 80's ball hit's top of fence bounces straight up all runner's stand on bag's to tag up . im screaming from bench to go another deal where everyone knew the rule but just had never happened before. |
| June 3, 2015 Nancy Allen Men's 55 1438 posts | Stick8, good call. The most crazy situations that I have had all seem to be coed. The best one involved the runner on 2nd taking off, and 2 runners ended up at 3rd. The team in the field wasted about 3 minutes trying to figure out what to do. They stomped 2nd a couple of times, no force out, no leaving early. So they all get together behind where a shortstop would be, and the runner walks back to 2nd. Then I call time. They did not argue; they were just really confused and asked a lot of questions at the 1/2 inning. |
| June 4, 2015 stick8 1991 posts | Neck you mentioned a rule change. Shifting sports here to high school basketball. About 3 or 4 years ago Michigan changed the ruling on a double foul. It used to be you go to the possession arrow to determine which team gets the ball. Now they have what is called "point of interruption". The ball stays with the team who had possession at the time of the double foul. They get the ball out of bounds at the spot nearest the double foul. Would you beleive this past winter a coach, a very prominent coach I will add, didn't know that rule? |
| June 4, 2015 Labamba32 6 posts | Speaking of prominent players not knowing the rules, how about Donovan McNabb not knowing that NFL games could end in a tie a few years back? LOL |
