Iceman6409
Active Member
Here is the play. Runner on second, one out. Batter hits long fly ball to center. Clear catch is made and called. In the mean time the runner on second clearly leaves early and I see it and he beats the throw to third. During all this I can easily hear the team on the field is going to appeal runner leaving second early. Time out is not called at this point as the batter is now caught in a run down between first and second. The runner on third, who was the original runner on second who left early. sees this and sprints for home and crosses home plate before I call the run down runner out at second. Immediately the team on the field appeals the runner on second to which I call the runner out for leaving early. Batting team asks if runner scores. Initially I say yes because he beat the play at second. The team on the field approaches me and says the run should not count since the appeal play is the key part of the play. First out is in the books. Second out is the catch in center. Those are the easy ones. So I thought through what they were saying and agreed with them. They were right. Run should not have been allowed so I correct my call, which I can do since it is a rules call not a judgement call, and of course said team is now very unhappy with me.
They were not arguing at all about the third out. They felt that I made a call initially, albeit the wrong call, and that the other team "talked me into" changing my mind. Also they were trying to tell me once I make any call I have to stick with it. So my question to you good people is did I make the right call in the end AND did I have the right to change the call?
They were not arguing at all about the third out. They felt that I made a call initially, albeit the wrong call, and that the other team "talked me into" changing my mind. Also they were trying to tell me once I make any call I have to stick with it. So my question to you good people is did I make the right call in the end AND did I have the right to change the call?