Ask MrUmp1 your rules question.

[MrUmp1]

He is not out on an incidental touching of a bag in the way you put it. you will always hear someone yell he didn't tag up and then they touch the bag. If he didn't tag make sure they are trying to put him out.

[AstrosDawg07]

He is not out on an incidental touching of a bag in the way you put it. you will always hear someone yell he didn't tag up and then they touch the bag. If he didn't tag make sure they are trying to put him out.

How do you verify their intentions then? So the intention of touching the bag has to be to get him out for not tagging up? 

[MrUmp1]

Believe me you can tell what they are doing because if they are trying to get a runner out for leaving early then they will let you know.

[643]

Hey D, wouldn't it really matter on the rules on the level of play?? Sometimes no appeal is required for you to 'ring m up' and other times a proper appeal has to be made no matter what.

[MrUmp1]

They both have to be proper but yes in High School a verbal appeal by a player or coach is a proper appeal.

[AstrosDawg07]

Runners sharing 3rd base, not a force play, is one automatically out or does a tag have to be applied?  ???

[MrUmp1]

Tag needs to be made but it needs to be made on the back runner. The runner who is the lead runner has the base if both are on it. The following runner would be out with a tag. One reason why is so a team cannot have a slow runner replaced by a fast runner

[AstrosDawg07]

That's what I thought and I had a coach try to argue with me saying that it was an automatic out and he proceeded to tell me the has was a HS umpire and that I need to learn the rules.  Guess who's laughing now  ;D

[InTheGates]

Scenario:

Runner on 2nd

Pop up hit to SS (in the so called baseline)

Runner on 2nd runs into the SS before SS has opportunity to make catch

[AstrosDawg07]

Scenario:

Runner on 2nd

Pop up hit to SS (in the so called baseline)

Runner on 2nd runs into the SS before SS has opportunity to make catch

Runner is out on obstruction, he needs to run behind or in front of the SS.

[Guest BCNatureBoy]

Saw this on a weird play highlight. Runner on first, batter hits ball to right side. Helmet comes off of runner and the ball hits the helmet, what's the call? Is the helmet part of the runner or the field at the time of impact?

[AstrosDawg07]

Saw this on a weird play highlight. Runner on first, batter hits ball to right side. Helmet comes off of runner and the ball hits the helmet, what's the call? Is the helmet part of the runner or the field at the time of impact?

No call, live ball as long as the runner didn't intentionally take his helmet off.

[643]

Scenario:

Runner on 2nd

Pop up hit to SS (in the so called baseline)

Runner on 2nd runs into the SS before SS has opportunity to make catch

Runner is out on obstruction, he needs to run behind or in front of the SS.

Could still be called out EVEN if no contact made....

[MrUmp1]

Been away for a bit just saw these new post. Just talking off the top of my head here but, I believe that a batted ball hitting a helmut would fall under the catagory of detached equipment. I need to look it up or call one of my buds at the Federation, ( thats baseball rules federation not Star Trek Federation) and see what they have to say about it.

[adminbaberuth]

Mr Ump1

This weekend we had a batter wanting to switch sides at the plate, right handed to left handed after a pitch had been thrown, same pitcher. We play MLB rules, can he do this?

 

[MrUmp1]

It is legal as long as he does not make a travesty of the game.

[Strike 3]

actually the batter can change once per at bat, the ruling can be found in the PBUC umpire manual and is also referenced in the BRD (baseball rules differences). If it is done because of an ambidextrous pitcher, the pitcher must declare which arm he will pitch with first.

[rhino1877]

Got one for you.......

Runners at 2nd and 3rd. 1 out. Fly ball deep to left. Runner at 3rd tags up and scores runner at second does not tag up. Ball is thrown to the plate then to second to get the out from the runner not tagging up. Does the run score and why or why not?

[adminbaberuth]

Got one for you.......

Runners at 2nd and 3rd. 1 out. Fly ball deep to left. Runner at 3rd tags up and scores runner at second does not tag up. Ball is thrown to the plate then to second to get the out from the runner not tagging up. Does the run score and why or why not?

Run scores if he crosses plate before unforced tag.

[MrUmp1]

Admin is correct. The run scores if he crosses the plate before the 3rd out is made. The tag of a bag to put out a runner for not tagging up is not considered a force play even though it looks like one.

[Guest Orangeboy]

Admin is correct. The run scores if he crosses the plate before the 3rd out is made. The tag of a bag to put out a runner for not tagging up is not considered a force play even though it looks like one.

Why is that not considered a force? They must tag to advance after the fly.

[643]

Admin is correct. The run scores if he crosses the plate before the 3rd out is made. The tag of a bag to put out a runner for not tagging up is not considered a force play even though it looks like one.

Why is that not considered a force? They must tag to advance after the fly.

Its pretty simple....He wasn't forced to go anywhere

[Guest BC boy 17]

Admin is correct. The run scores if he crosses the plate before the 3rd out is made. The tag of a bag to put out a runner for not tagging up is not considered a force play even though it looks like one.

Why is that not considered a force? They must tag to advance after the fly.

Its pretty simple....He wasn't forced to go anywhere

If the batter is the first out made on the play (strike out, fly out, tag out, thrown out at first) then all other runners advance at their own risk. Once the ball is put in play the batter has right to advance to first. The runner at first loses possesion of the bag until the batter is put out. The dominos fall until they reach a previously unoccupied base, i.e. home plate if bases are full. Once the batter is out there is no force at any bag.

[AstrosDawg07]

Batter steps out of box/on plate while making contact with ball. The runner is out, but is this a dead ball?

[MrUmp1]

It is an immediate dead ball. Batter out runners return.