baseballfan

I went to school last year, and you did not have to show a diploma to get into school. But if you went on to the PBUC eval. course, you had to bring your diploma/GED as proof.

You are right in not calling a balk. He is separating his hands for the purpose of pitching. OBR specifically says if a pitcher carries his free foot past the back edge of the rubber, he is obligated to pitch to home, unless he is making a play on a runner at 2nd. So your pitcher is fine.

This is the problem with one man. There is not much you can do on this play. Sometimes the safest thing you can do is get out in front of the plate about 15-20 feet and stay in the middle of the mound rather than going to one side. That is pretty much your working area for one man. And if anyone gives you a problem on such a play, tell them you had them out from you were at, and that is it. The arguing stops there. If they want more umpires, then they need to pay for them.

Appropriate rule could be 7.09(a)

Game should be resumed per Official Baseball Rule 4.12

might? who was the BR, Jimmy Piersall? I once had a partner call RLI on a throw from F5 Jimmy did NOT run the bases in reverse order (3B, 2B, 1B, HP). He backpedaled (ran backwards) around the bases in the required order. It was his 100th MLB HR. I, WITH MY OWN EYES, SAW THE FILM ON THE SPORTS BROADCAST. For OBR, the BRD has a ruling from PBUC that RLI can happen on ANY throw. Do you mean a throw from any position? Or quality of throw? Because for PBUC, quality of throw is essential here. We learned that at TUS.

Enjoy this side of the game; I think you will love it. Most of all... pause and be still for every play, read the play with your eyes and in your mind, and then react with your call. It's nothing until you call it.

OBR 3.01(e) Comment says the umpire shall not give a ball to the pitcher or catcher when a homer is hit until after the BR has crossed the plate. You never see that in pro ball.

@BigUmpire, I believe you are correct now that I read the thread more closely.

Also be aware that you can still get the runner for running lane interference (Official Baseball Rule 6.05k). Normally, you see that call made with a batter/runner advancing towards 1B in fair territory, but this is a scenario in which you may make the call with the runner going to the right of the runner's lane.

OBR specifically says that a fielder may not use his cap in making a catch.

If the glove flies off, we really don't have complete control of the ball. Foul.

Yes, I can affirm what Bob said about PBUC this year. It is controlled games... essentially umpire school on steroids.

The answer to your question is found in Official Baseball Rule 8.06 ( c ) and (d). Here is a way to summarize: If the pitcher has NOT yet faced a batter, the manager may not make a 2nd trip to the mound until the pitcher has faced at least one batter or PH. In other words, rule 3.05 (b) takes precedence. If the pitcher HAS faced at least one batter, the manager may still not make a 2nd trip to the mound during the same at-bat unless a PH has been brought in. That's where rule 8.06 ( c ) and (d) comes in.

agreed with all of the above... however, the plate umpire needs to loudly say as soon as D3K occurs, "Batter's out! Batter's out!"