Post by seanbolte on Jun 5, 2007 13:02:57 GMT -5
I made the ruling that Tom referred to in the 6/4 MSBL Newsletter. Here's the situation:
Runner on 1st and 3rd, 1 out - the batting team is up with the 8th batter and they only have 8 players in the lineup. The batter hits the ball to second base, and the B/R is retired on the throw to first. That is our 2nd out. The runner scores from 3rd, but I disallow the run because we don't have a timing play in this situation. I judged the third out being made simultaneously as the second out was recorded -- much in the same way an inning begins just as the third out is made for matters of time remaining in a game.
The circumstance would have benn different had the B/R obtained first, because continuation in this circumstance would have allowed for the play to remain live. I think Tom was leaning towards allowing the run to score - but that ruling remains to be made.
As an aside -- that team had pretty much the same situation in the bottom of the 7th, but opted this time to insert their third base coach into the lineup (who is on the roster but did not bat the first 3 times through the order) so the automatic out wasn't recorded. Hey give it a good effort, though it looked like he hadn't played in many, many years.
Runner on 1st and 3rd, 1 out - the batting team is up with the 8th batter and they only have 8 players in the lineup. The batter hits the ball to second base, and the B/R is retired on the throw to first. That is our 2nd out. The runner scores from 3rd, but I disallow the run because we don't have a timing play in this situation. I judged the third out being made simultaneously as the second out was recorded -- much in the same way an inning begins just as the third out is made for matters of time remaining in a game.
The circumstance would have benn different had the B/R obtained first, because continuation in this circumstance would have allowed for the play to remain live. I think Tom was leaning towards allowing the run to score - but that ruling remains to be made.
As an aside -- that team had pretty much the same situation in the bottom of the 7th, but opted this time to insert their third base coach into the lineup (who is on the roster but did not bat the first 3 times through the order) so the automatic out wasn't recorded. Hey give it a good effort, though it looked like he hadn't played in many, many years.