Try this one!

[shane1]

LL majors r1 on 1st 2 outs. Pitch is chin music and batter let's go of bat as he ducks face first across plate. As the bat seems to float the pitch hits it and dribbles fair. OM comes out of his skin in 3rd base side box yelling "Run Run Run! BR jumps up, both feet in box, just as F2 starts for ball. They crash together in the batters box and both hit the ground. F1 fields the ball and throws to F3 who tags R1, as he stands frozen on 1st then steps on bag.

Tell me howyou have it then I'll tell you what I called. I "think" I got it right but wanted your opinions as well.

FWIW it was 13-0 in the 2nd so I didn't hear alot of flack. I know score didn't matter but I think they may have fussed more if it was a tight game.

OM said I should kill it because batter didn't have control of bat. DC wanted obstruction cause it was a batted ball but batter was still in box. Neither tried to avoid the other. R1 looked like a deer in the headlights!

I've been around a long time and this was a new one on me.

[Mr Umpire]

DP.

[ukce1861]

Easy DP. No obstruction, no interference; just a train wreck at home. In fact, OBR has a comment specifically addressing this type of situation - 7.09(j).

[grayhawk]

Didn't have "control of the bat?" That's a new one. You gotta hand it to coaches sometimes. They are quick to come up with any plausible (in their mind) reason to change a call.

Like the others, I have a fair ball, a trainwreck, and a DP. EDIT: You said 2 outs, so the inning is over after R1 is tagged.

[Mr Umpire]

Didn't have "control of the bat?" That's a new one. You gotta hand it to coaches sometimes. They are quick to come up with any plausible (in their mind) reason to change a call.

Like the others, I have a fair ball, a trainwreck, and a DP. EDIT: You said 2 outs, so the inning is over after R1 is tagged.

Just had to be technical with the edit didn't you! :D

[JaxRolo]

I would have said DP until I saw Grayhawks Edit.

[grayhawk]

Didn't have "control of the bat?" That's a new one. You gotta hand it to coaches sometimes. They are quick to come up with any plausible (in their mind) reason to change a call.

Like the others, I have a fair ball, a trainwreck, and a DP. EDIT: You said 2 outs, so the inning is over after R1 is tagged.

Just had to be technical with the edit didn't you!

Screw it. Call the DP and they start with 1 out in the next inning. :lol:

[Dragon29]

Screw it. Call the DP and they start with 1 out in the next inning.

Now, that's thinking ahead! I like it.

[shane1]

Glad you folks are with me on this one. OM wanted obs. DM wanted int. Coach dad, not sure which team, yelled, "Come on blue you gotta call something!" I thought to myself, I did. Out! End of inning!

I've been around a long time and I work games from LL up to a few NAIA college each year and this is one I've never seen. I'm speaking at clinic in two weeks for new LL umpires and I can't wait to throw this one out there!

[yawetag]

Tell me howyou have it then I'll tell you what I called.

FWIW it was 13-0 in the 2nd so I didn't hear alot of flack. I know score didn't matter but I think they may have fussed more if it was a tight game.

I knew you called out before seeing your second post. With a score of 13-0, the only thing that wouldn't have gotten a lot of flack was an out call.