Proper Mechanics for missed bag at 1st?

[Jglopez7]

As pitcher rushes to cover, F3 scoops ball and shovels high lob to pitcher, attempting to catch the toss up high while making long stride for bag. As ump Clint Fagan watches, ball is momentarily bobbled in mitt, and upon regaining control at last second, his foot appears to come down on outside corner of base, while runner passes but does not touch the sack. Pitcher falls to his knees, but shows ball to umpire who calls safe - I can only figure he felt pitcher did not have control while stepping on bag, and runner missing bag. He then tags B/R and gets out call.

 

Fast forward to 1:00

 

[JaxRolo]

Good Call!

[Jglopez7]

Good Call!

I believe the "out" call should have been quicker. It looks like he hesitated and had a "AH HA" moment! But good call. Announcers need to read a rule book!

[UmpJM]

jglopez,

 

The proper mechanic when a runner "beats the throw" but "misses the bag" at 1B is "SAFE!".

 

JM

[BigUmpire]

 

Good Call!

I believe the "out" call should have been quicker. It looks like he hesitated and had a "AH HA" moment! But good call. Announcers need to read a rule book!

 

"Announcers need to read a rule book!"

Have you been drinking?

[noumpere]

 

 

 

"Announcers need to read a rule book!"

Have you been drinking?

 

Hey! It's 9 AM somewhere.

[Jglopez7]

 

 

Good Call!

I believe the "out" call should have been quicker. It looks like he hesitated and had a "AH HA" moment! But good call. Announcers need to read a rule book!

 

"Announcers need to read a rule book!"

Have you been drinking?

 

Too many meds. Rule book/Umpire mechanics/Baseball Bible

[Jglopez7]

 

 

 

 

"Announcers need to read a rule book!"

Have you been drinking?

 

Hey! It's 9 AM somewhere.

 

Today is my only day off for baseball. Ain't nothing like a little bit of grandpa's cough syrup

[Mike Prince]

 

 

Good Call!

I believe the "out" call should have been quicker. It looks like he hesitated and had a "AH HA" moment! But good call. Announcers need to read a rule book!

 

"Announcers need to read a rule book!"

Have you been drinking?

 

Announcers can read!  They just can't understand...

[BigUmpire]

 

 

 

Good Call!

I believe the "out" call should have been quicker. It looks like he hesitated and had a "AH HA" moment! But good call. Announcers need to read a rule book!

 

"Announcers need to read a rule book!"

Have you been drinking?

 

Announcers can read!  They just can't understand...

 

"Announcers can read!"

Sure about that?

[guyinaredhat]

would a simple tag be enough for an appeal?   or do we need the defense to verbalize it before they do it.   

[maven]

would a simple tag be enough for an appeal?   or do we need the defense to verbalize it before they do it.   

 

An appeal must be an unmistakeable act. That sometimes, but not always, requires a verbal explanation (esp. where a runner has passed multiple bases or there are multiple runners).

 

In this play, the tag would have been sufficient for me to rule on the appeal.