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Thanks, I was away from baseball for 14 or 15 years due to an injury, but I'm starting to recall it. Dead ball in FED (so "No pitch" is the ruling), delayed DB in OBR and many others.

That is why bases loaded or 2 runners on (any base) with one out is a time play. The PU has to stay home, BU has all the bases. On a break-down play that ends up an inning-ending double play, R2 may be a close one. That run may determine the game. We, as umpires, should try very hard to get this concept right. The appeal 3rd out, or in the rare 4th out case, erases runs scored AFTER that runner, not runners AHEAD of the successfully appealed runner.

My mistake - I thought I comprehended his initial stupidity. He's a coach. Duh!

Maven - what if the batter misinterprets this and swings at the ball? Also, what if he does disengage and the batter swings at the ball?

Is there an app for a .500 S&W for my iPhone yet? I think a cell phone is rather intimidating when the coach realizes that I have recorded the conversation and videorecorded him doing the "Funky Chicken" dance or kicking dirt on my shoes while arguing a judgement call. I can leave him in the game after he thinks I can blackmail him like that - unless he's stupid beyond comprehension, he should behave himself after that. Maybe I'll actually start carrying a phone...it just seems like that would be so much fun! Ahh, back to baseball.

Agree. Little League Baseball (2016) rule to cite is Rule 4.19 (g) "Minor League. Local leagues can adopt a rule that protests must be resolved before the next pitch or play." Anyone, please post any other rules from other books. Thank you.

Thank you for the video clip, Rich. That was very unfortunate for the Texas club. Shin Soo Choo had that base stolen free and clean. Fielder was out of the way before the throw. It may well have been ruled NOT interference. The catcher had ZERO chance of throwing the runner out. Definitely a candidate play to cause a review of the rule.

Defense is not being rewarded - R2 gets third base. That's an award to the offense. He only advanced home in action subsequent to dead ball, and should therefore go back. F2 should not receive a throwing error, nor should F5 be dinged with an error - that came after dead ball. Suppose F2 made the catch and stayed in live ball territory, R2 probably did not even advance to third, if he did, he took a risk and got lucky. Awarding R2 third base seems correct, and Richvee shows us that the wording in 8-3-3-d, it is the correct call.

Denny - That is a good time to protest a game. It is a ruling, not a judgement call, so you can argue about that. Make notes of: the inning; the number of outs; runners on base; name and number of the batter; the pitcher; the pitch count (if the league has limits); the ball and strike count; and the score at that point of the game, as well as the score at the previous complete inning. My guess is that you would win that protest, and the game would be restarted from that point on a later date.

This particular play should indeed be brought before the Rules Committee. That is an issue worth resolving.

WWWKS? What would William Klem say?

No offense intended - just for the record, his name is Matt Cowen. The story line is from a geographical area called Allen Park, but we are none the less inspired by his determination and success. Great job. Matt!

Zebra - could you post it again for 2016? Thank you.

Read all about it in Wikipedia. It quotes the newspaper reports the next day after the game.