Post by vhalum92 on Apr 10, 2017 17:57:37 GMT -8
Friday was full of controversy but how about Cadyn's bunt where he was called out for "runners interference" as the throw hit him in the back resulted in him being safe at first and advancing the runner (I believe Jack Anderson) from 1st to 2nd.
Now, I totally get Cadyn being called out if he wasn't using the batters running lane. That extra set of lines in foul ground on the 1st base side. From my seat, I couldn't tell exactly where he was at on the field... but my issues were the following.
The home plate umpire made the call, is that his call to make?
I was also puzzled when they made our runner return to 1st base. That didn't seem right. So, I went home and looked up the rule and from what I'm reading that was the right call, only in this situation though... when the batter runner is causing interference with the play at first base.
I guess I don't get the logic....
Can you rules experts clarify? Anyone on the message board here see where Cadyn's feet were as he was running to first?
If we did get our runner to second with this out, I believe we would have scored and ended the game earlier then the bottom of 16. I'm guessing we were somewhere around inning 13 of 14....
Baseball is a crazy game of very detailed rules and I'd never seen this one called the way it was and I may need to apologize to Mr. Home plate for what I screamed for the next 5 minutes.
Now, I totally get Cadyn being called out if he wasn't using the batters running lane. That extra set of lines in foul ground on the 1st base side. From my seat, I couldn't tell exactly where he was at on the field... but my issues were the following.
The home plate umpire made the call, is that his call to make?
I was also puzzled when they made our runner return to 1st base. That didn't seem right. So, I went home and looked up the rule and from what I'm reading that was the right call, only in this situation though... when the batter runner is causing interference with the play at first base.
I guess I don't get the logic....
Can you rules experts clarify? Anyone on the message board here see where Cadyn's feet were as he was running to first?
If we did get our runner to second with this out, I believe we would have scored and ended the game earlier then the bottom of 16. I'm guessing we were somewhere around inning 13 of 14....
Baseball is a crazy game of very detailed rules and I'd never seen this one called the way it was and I may need to apologize to Mr. Home plate for what I screamed for the next 5 minutes.
