Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Understand These Baseball Rule Misconceptions

By Vicente T. Cease


There are many rule myths that float around baseball circles. If you are going to umpire school you should know baseball rule fact from myth but it's definitely enjoyable to examine a few of the more popular myths.

The particular base runner can't take a base over a pitch that's a foul tip. A foul tip isn't a foul ball. When a pitched ball nicks the bat is caught simply by the catcher it is a foul-tip by means of rule. In every case a foul-tip is really a strike and the ball is usually live. Just like the hitter swung through the pitch.

When creating an appeal, the ball should always be delivered to the pitcher first. Anytime the ball is actually live and appeal can be created simply by anybody. The only case where the ball has to go to the pitcher, if time has gone out. If time has gone out, the ball is dead until the pitcher is definitely on the rubber and also the umpire calls for play to begin.

A runner or hitter has to turn to the right if they run past first. The runner or even hitter is permitted to turn either direction, left or right, as long as if they do turn left they don't try to advance a base. Once they do, as judged by the umpire, then they are in play. The rule states that they must return, right away, to first base if they overrun or slide past it.

When a fielder falls over the homerun fence while making a catch, it's a homerun. Only if the fielder is touching the ground in dead ball area, on the other side from the fence, is it a homerun. If the catch is not the third and also player falls into dead ball area, all runners will get an extra base. When the fielder arrives at his feet, the ball is live and a play can be created.

A pitcher must be within a set position if they make a pick-off try. This rule is for before a pitch is made not a pick-off. The pitcher must come to a complete stop in a set position before a delivery to the hitter is done.




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