NEED ANSWER PLEASE ON THIS PLAY!!!!

It's not going to be dead until the umpires kill it. That is a bonehead move by the BU but if nothing is affected I would let it play out. Ultimately it is up to the umpires on the game to do the best they can with the mess they made.

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Originally posted by jiracane:
the umpire behind shortstop, makes a bonehead decision to throw a returned foul ball to the umpire at home plate. Is it an automatic dead ball, or is it a judgement call on if the 2 balls rolling in different direction affectived the play??

Sounds to me like 2 HS kids or inexperienced umpires on a 60 ft kid game....who got surprised when the alert runner tried for third...

For the life of me I cant imagine who was going to make the call at third....BU behind F6 and the HPU at home.....

Mike is right here, they will have to remedy their mess... the rule book doesnt fix inexperience or inattention....

When I was a high schooler umpiring younger age games, the first thing a local umpire told me was that the base ump never holds on to a baseball. Kids will often flip the ball to him, but he needs to either get it to a dugout or to the plate ump.

What is crazy is these are experienced umps who have been calling for years. Just chalk it up to a boneheaded play. Thanks for the ruling!!

the reason I was wondering, there was a game at Yankee stadium that a fan ran onto the field while a ball was being pitched. It was a fly ball to the 3rd baseman and game was supposed to be over. Umpire ruled dead ball, next pitch, Yankees Win!!

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the reason I was wondering, there was a game at Yankee stadium that a fan ran onto the field while a ball was being pitched. It was a fly ball to the 3rd baseman and game was supposed to be over. Umpire ruled dead ball, next pitch, Yankees Win!!

These are two totally different scenarios. In the initial post it is pretty obvious it is youth league baseball and since it wasn't affecting the play there is more judgement on the call.

In this reply it is MLB and a fan on the field is a safety and security risk so dead ball call is correct. Additionally after tackling the loser, or tasing him if it is Philly, he gets a stay in the ballpark holding cell until he can go directly to jail for the night.

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Originally posted by jiracane:
What is crazy is these are experienced umps who have been calling for years. Just chalk it up to a boneheaded play. Thanks for the ruling!!

One can have ten year's experience and one can have one year's experience, ten times. There is a heck of a difference.