What's the call

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Pitcher ready to pitch ball, 2 geese come flying across field for a landing right over shortstops head, she see"s them coming and squeal's (LOL)
and runs towards third base.
Outfielder runs towards foul line.
Pitch is made and batter hits grounder where the shortstop used to be standing.

What's the call


Straightleg

 

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I don't know - but I would have benched the geese for not fielding the ball.

 

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did the shortstop come back and field the ball, if so and threw the runner out then an out

if shortstop allowed ball to continue to outfield then i would say a hit.

did umpire call time before pitch was thrown because of the ss running?

how would this be any different that the fly feast in cleveland a couple of years ago?

 

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I guess that if the umpire sees the geese coming in before the pitcher pitches, he should yell, "DUCK!"...even if they are geese...

And he should call time. If he does not, and the pitch is delivered and hit, you have a legally pitched ball and a legally batted ball. By the book, you have to go with the result of the play.

Now that might depend on the level of play and the competetive nature of the game. I suppose that in a lower level recreational game with younger players you might be able to get away with calling "no pitch" and resetting everybody. While that would not be the technically correct call, I doubt that you would get too many arguments.

In a high school or competetive travel ball game, you pretty much have to go by the book. The defensive coach is probably going to want to goose you for letting the play stand, but there isn't any real rule-based reason not to.

 

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I guess that if the umpire sees the geese coming in before the pitcher pitches, he should yell, "DUCK!"...even if they are geese...

And he should call time. If he does not, and the pitch is delivered and hit, you have a legally pitched ball and a legally batted ball. By the book, you have to go with the result of the play.

Now that might depend on the level of play and the competetive nature of the game. I suppose that in a lower level recreational game with younger players you might be able to get away with calling "no pitch" and resetting everybody. While that would not be the technically correct call, I doubt that you would get too many arguments.

In a high school or competetive travel ball game, you pretty much have to go by the book. The defensive coach is probably going to want to goose you for letting the play stand, but there isn't any real rule-based reason not to.

Nice use of wordage there Bret!! Getting clever in your explanations nowadays!! LOl

 

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I would be tempted to call it a "fowl" ball.

 

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"I guess that if the umpire sees the geese coming in before the pitcher pitches, he should yell, "DUCK!"...even if they are geese... "

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

 

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Well, I can certainly see this thread is "headed south". ;&

 

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........ as they normally do within the first 5 replies!

 

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A--f-llll-aaaa-kkkk

 

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It only takes one comment to spiral it out of control!!

 

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quack attack! so, instead of a flat-footed shortstop, we had a web-footed one!

 

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If the goose had fielded the ball would that have been an illegal substitution?:lmao:

 

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Does anyone have the video of this play? I would like to take a "gander":lmao:

 

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Here we go........ :lmao:

 

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Was the ss your dd straightleg and what was the result of the play???

 

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I'll take a quack at it...

This could have resulted in a wild goose chase.

 

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it would have taken a "swan" dive to catch that ball!

 

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"quack" Geese don't quack. :lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

 

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The offending goose was "honked" off at the girls playing on his field.