re: Ruling on SELA catcher tossing ball to his dugout

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There is timeout in baseball. I dont know any other way to state that.



what else would you call it?

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Corrected myself like 2 posts later. But thanks. Lol someone correct you and posted the rule.

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Well actually I remember this one. It was Benny Agbayani for the Mets a while back:


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On August 12, 2000 while a member of the Mets, Agbayani was involved in a particularly memorable play. In the fourth inning, with the Mets leading 1-0, the Giants loaded the bases after a double, an error, and a hit batsman. With one out, Giants catcher Bobby Estalella hit a fly pop to Agbayani in left field. Agbayani, thinking that the catch made three outs, gave the ball to a child in the stands and began to trot toward the dugout. It took him a moment to realize his mistake, but once he did, he sprinted back to the stands, pulled the ball from the hands of the young fan he had given it to, and fired a throw toward home plate. Unfortunately for Agbayani, once the ball left the field, the play was dead, and all three runners were awarded two bases—causing Jeff Kent and Ellis Burks to score, and the Giants to take the lead, 2-1. The Mets went on to win the game, 3-2, and Agbayani gave another ball to the fan who had given the previous one back.
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So that says it was dead and everyone gets two bases. The umps never ruled the play dead though while it was going on (sorry this is referring to the LSU play last night). Typically they would put their hands up and tell the runners which base they are being awarded, but that didn't happen.

Maybe once the 3 got together they ruled it dead and determined everyone should get two bases? But technically the ball also never left the field of play. The coach picked it up in FRONT of the dugout.

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Well no shite. If a pitch hits the batter is it dead? I guess not if the umpire doesn't see it. Strong argument you have there.

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If a pitch hits the batter is it dead? I guess not if the umpire doesn't see it.

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Of course it is. Can a base coach pick up a live ball and hold it while his runners advance? Can a coach in the dugout pick up and overthrown ball to stop if from going out of play?

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you would think....but not in dead ball or time section.

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SECTION 4. The ball becomes dead and base runners advance one base without liability to be put out when: a. A spectator or any other individual intentionally interferes with any thrown or batted ball. PENALTY—The ball is dead at the moment of interference and the umpire shall impose such penalties as to nullify the act of interference;

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