Historical Triple Play

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Wow! That was an easy looking triple play...no bang-bang anything!

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A debacle initiated by the home plate umpire.

Yeah, it's a real easy triple play when the base runners stay put after the ump signals foul/dead ball.

Unfortunatly yes I did. The umpire, Dale Scott, clearly called the play dead then reversed his decision after the play was over. This was one of the worst calls in the history of baseball.

dead ducks, in this case

I think initially he was fine because that looked like a natural reaction to wanting to get out of the way. Plus the arms weren't extended when he did this but then he extends his arms which does make it look like he's signalling foul / dead ball. But if there's a doubt as to what's being called the offense had better err on the side the ball is live because you can always go back to where you started.

Correct. Dale was initially just trying to get and stay out of the way. The arm movement was part of that.

While one may argue whether or not he extended them further to signal time, he never signaled foul. If any one thinks this is the worst screw up in history, they don't know much about history.

From MLB:

"After review and discussion with the umpire, we have determined that the call itself of a fair ball was correct. However, while making the call, there was an incorrect mechanic, which appeared to confuse San Diego's base runners. At no time did the umpire verbally kill the play on the field. After reviewing the entire situation following the game, the umpire realizes his hands were in an exaggerated upward appearance similar to a call that would indicate a dead ball. While we all agree that it was a fair ball that did not hit the batter, the umpire recognizes that the proper mechanic was not executed as he tried to avoid the catcher."

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"The Umpires Today Do Raise Their Hands In An Exaggerated Upward Appearance Too Much!!!!!!"



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