What would that be?

Men on first and third, one out.

Batter swings, hit bat hits the catchers glove but he still makes good contact with the ball and drives it to deep right where it is caught by the right-fielder for an out. The guy on third tags up and scores.

The catcher, however, is guilty of interference (it is the catcher's responsibility to stay out of the way of the batter). Under normal circumstances (where the batter was interefered but did not hit the ball) the result would have been:

1. Batter awarded first base.
2. Guy on first advanced to second.
3. Guy on third stays where he is.

However, since a run did result from the play (interference does not immediately kill the play) the umpire must give the manager the option of:

1 out with the bases loaded and no run scored (possibly preferred if you're behind by 5).
2 outs with a man on first and 1 run scored (definitely preferred if it is the bottom of the ninth and the game is tied).

The end of one of the chapters had 15 questions from a test at umpiring school and I only got about 8 right and for 2 of those I had the wrong reasoning.

Looks like I'll be heading to the library at lunch.

Know that this stuff is kind of the background of the book so far, with the focus more on how umpires get to be an umpire and what the life of an umpire is like (not good unless they are the one in 100 who make it to the majors where it still kind of sucks but at least pays well).

But the little technical stuff that sneaks in is pretty interesting to me.

What do ya know, [urlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rsRzokIYrM&fmt=18]Vinny's a lefty[/url].

What do ya know, Vinny's a lefty

:p

Proof reeding's fro succkers.

;)

I thought his famous catch phrase was "Farmer John pure pork sausage."

And they play the Nat's again tonight, pretty much assuring the streak will go to at least 14 games.