In the minor leagues (OVL) last night, this came up and was evidently called incorrectly.
Railroaders @ Chiefs.
Home team is batting top of the 9th, tie game! They get bases loaded, no outs. Next batter strikes out, one away. The next batter, wanted to offer at a pitch, but checked his swing and the ball hit the batter on the hand. The Chiefs are thinking it's a walk-off HBP. But before celebration got in high gear, the umps were discussing things. Instead of walk-off HBP, they called inning-ending DP (evidently, the catcher picked up the "fair" ball, stepped on the plate for a phantom force-out and threw to first. According to the announcer, everyone agreed on the fact that the ball hit the batter's hand. They disagreed on whether he offered at it. This sounds like a perfect appeal.
The announcer said this was the weirdest, most interesting, most entertaining game he'd EVER seen--in person or on TV.
The visiting manager didn't like something in the 8th inning and got in the home plate umpire's face. The umpire evidently shoved him away. The manager was also tossed from the game and benches cleared, but nothing significant happened between players. The manager who was tossed was supposed to leave the premises. He hid on the far side of the dug-out (according to the announcer) and continued coaching into the 9th and the extra innings. According to the announcer, via the home team score keeper, the game was being played under protest, NOT because of the bad rule interpretation in the bottom of the 9th, but because the tossed coach didn't leave!
More chaos in the 10th: Visiting team leads off with a home run, then goes quietly. Home team is down to their last batter, last strike, bases empty, still down by one. Strike 3! Or is it?!? Catcher dropped it, took a bit to pick it up, by then the batter was nearing first base and the catcher threw high--WAY high! As in corner of right field high. The batter ends up on 3rd base. Next batter, trying to tie the game, hits a high pop-up on the infield. Third baseman camps under it, catches it, nope, drops it. Tie game again!
Game went into the 11th before the visiting team scored again and held the home team scoreless in their half.
