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R1, R2, 1 out. OT has been running the bases like a merry-go-round for the past inning, and has racked up 5 runs. 1B to 3B, 2B to plate, the works. Towering fly ball to F8. Flat sky, so nearly everybody loses sight of it (this umpire, as PU, included), but figure it has to be somewhere towards centerfield. R2 figures that, based on F8's previous body of botched catch attempts work, he'll take his chances and reaches 3B and rounds it towards HP. R1 follows suit, and is nearly to 2B when F8 actually... holy crap how'd he find it?... catches it. "Catch!" voices my BU. Now panic ensues. R1 taps on R2 (never breaks the plane of it, just touches on the front edge), then retreats to 1B in a mad dash while F8 throws a... oh no... pond-skipper to F3, who can't field it cleanly and can't secure it before R1 arrives at 1B, touches it, then at the pleading of his coaches and fans heads to 2B (it turns out, these pleas and promptings were to R2 to return to 2B). While this is going on, R2 suddenly figures out he has to head back and tag up, so retouches 3B, and heads back towards 2B. F3 now throws to 2B, but R1 has already "safely" arrived there, and is sitting on it after sliding into it. F6 catches throw with his foot on the bag, and then tags R1. Who is (technically) out? FWIW, we called R2 out on the touch of 2B by F6 in possession of the ball. I made a point of saying, "That (point at) runner is out!" Was there an out sooner that we missed? Is R2 the one who is the third out or is R1 the third out?

This is on the NJ test this year... Question #18 The bases are loaded and there are two outs. B1 hits a triple but misses second base. A legal appeal is made by the defense. How many runs should score? a. 0 b. 2 c. 3 What have you got?

Little League Rule 5.07 provides for Minor League games: "The side is retired . . . when all players on the roster have batted one time in the half-inning . . . ." So, bottom of sixth (last inning), home team batting, scored five runs already but still down by one run. Five-run limit not in effect. One out, runners on second and third. Ninth and last batter on roster grounds to the shortstop, who throws to first. Runner from third crosses the plate before the throw reaches first. First baseman catches throw for putout of batter-runner. Fielders, thinking the last out was a forceout and no run scores on the play, start celebrating. Runner from second touches third and home after the putout. Who wins the game?

Josh Hamilton gets thrown out by Reddick at 3rd ..... and we have a time play that you can see Cederstrom call during the video .....   http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=26762261&topic_id=9782246&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_26762261&v=3  

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