Respect to the announcers for actually finding the rule instead of guessing like they started. This is a good rule, the point is that this is batters interference, and the batter should not have to knock out the catcher in order to get the call.
Looks like: balk and catches interference. Batter go to first. All runners advance one base. Run scores. It was a pitch and the catcher jumped over the plate to catch the pitch. Pretty simple. Please tell me they called it correctly in the game? Edit: wow. Usually don't get 16 minute videos from this channel. Commentators were all stuck on the word "on". Maybe they need to charge the word to "over?"
The obstruction is the reason the runner missed the plate, so there cannot be an appeal to uphold on this one. I don't like the umpire taking his mask off on a live pitch that the batter still could have swung on, but in the end, I think they made the right call.
Obstruction would still require a touch of home plate. But what happened what an incorrect call of out-that was eventually changed. That is what absolves the runner from his responsibility to touch.
You’re right about the absolving of responsibility, but please note that we actually never see PU make an OUT call/signal/mechanic. His not calling *anything* is part of the horrific game management in such a key moment. He didn’t rise to the level of this game.
Great call, horrible execution. PU should have been able to call that without a conference. Have some balls at this level!! What the announcers are failing to understand (and relay to the audience) is that THIS IS A PITCH to the batter. F2 jumping out and preventing the batter from being able to offer at the pitch is interference. That part should be easy. The balk comes from the fact that if it was just CI, then BR would get 1st but R3 would be sent back and that just doesn’t make sense. So this is CI (BR to 1st) and the balk allows all runners to advance 1 base. Glad they got it right. Too bad it wasn’t a clean decision by PU which would be expected at this level of ball.
A better angle shows the catcher didn’t step on or in front of the plate before having possession of the ball. Since the batter backed out and didn’t swing there was no catcher interference.
The protest was not about the alleged catchers interference. The protest was because the runner never touched home. Official Baseball Rule 5.09(b)(12) states that should a runner, in scoring, fail to touch home plate and continue on the way to the bench (making no effort to return), the runner may be put out by the fielder touching home plate and appealing to the umpire for a decision.
Catcher's interference. They got it right. This was an absolute cluster of game management though. There's no reason it should take this long. Edit: The only thing they got wrong was the appeal. Appears the runner never touched home plate.
@@letsgobrandoniagree6803 Huh? Freeze it at 4:26. He was clearly over top of the area over home plate. Right foot is in fair territory beyond the plate too. He even caught the ball before it reached home plate. Therefore you can't call it a ball or a strike.
Catcher’s interference (obstruction) results in the award of the next base for each runner and when stealing home it also includes a balk penalty which is also an award not necessitating the actual touch of the base
I do not understand how LSU could think this was a legal play. Oh wait it’s the 10th inning and everyone is pissed. Coach should know that the catcher is not allowed to that. THE CATCHER should know he’s not allowed to do that.
What about the batter stepping out of box as pitcher is throwing? Giving himself up piss pour call great defensive play by catcher never stepped on plate or came inside the lines
Respect to the announcers for actually finding the rule instead of guessing like they started.
This is a good rule, the point is that this is batters interference, and the batter should not have to knock out the catcher in order to get the call.
I’m not sure why it took so long. It’s an obvious balk. Common sense tells you that a catcher can’t receive a legal pitch in front of home plate!
Not a balk when the batter steps out of the box, it should have been a strike, third strike at that!
@@tobywan1963 putting an exclamation point at the end doesn’t make it an actual rule
He was over the top of the plate when he caught the ball.
Looks like: balk and catches interference. Batter go to first. All runners advance one base. Run scores. It was a pitch and the catcher jumped over the plate to catch the pitch. Pretty simple. Please tell me they called it correctly in the game?
Edit: wow. Usually don't get 16 minute videos from this channel. Commentators were all stuck on the word "on". Maybe they need to charge the word to "over?"
“Over” is part of the FED rule. Not exactly what is in the NCAA/OBR rule.
(One announcer did say ‘over’)
Didn’t this originally post as a 17-second video??
The obstruction is the reason the runner missed the plate, so there cannot be an appeal to uphold on this one. I don't like the umpire taking his mask off on a live pitch that the batter still could have swung on, but in the end, I think they made the right call.
It was a balk and catchers interference. This was a pitch and the catcher stepped over the plate to catch it.
@@MH-Tesla This. It’s black and white in the rulebook.
I just realized your comment was about the 14:30 time. LoL.
Obstruction would still require a touch of home plate. But what happened what an incorrect call of out-that was eventually changed. That is what absolves the runner from his responsibility to touch.
You’re right about the absolving of responsibility, but please note that we actually never see PU make an OUT call/signal/mechanic. His not calling *anything* is part of the horrific game management in such a key moment. He didn’t rise to the level of this game.
Shall be a balk from pitcher, and interference from the catcher.
Great call, horrible execution. PU should have been able to call that without a conference. Have some balls at this level!!
What the announcers are failing to understand (and relay to the audience) is that THIS IS A PITCH to the batter. F2 jumping out and preventing the batter from being able to offer at the pitch is interference. That part should be easy. The balk comes from the fact that if it was just CI, then BR would get 1st but R3 would be sent back and that just doesn’t make sense. So this is CI (BR to 1st) and the balk allows all runners to advance 1 base.
Glad they got it right. Too bad it wasn’t a clean decision by PU which would be expected at this level of ball.
You were correct except that R3 would advance and score on the balk. He would not be sent back to third.
@@alanhess9306if this was just a simple catcher’s interference call, then R3 would be sent back to first
@@blake60ah41 My apologies. I misread what you wrote. You are correct.
Thanks Blake for asking Alan to reread my post and thanks Alan for doing so and admitting your error.
A better angle shows the catcher didn’t step on or in front of the plate before having possession of the ball. Since the batter backed out and didn’t swing there was no catcher interference.
The protest would not be upheld. The umpires were correct on the rule.
The protest was not about the alleged catchers interference. The protest was because the runner never touched home.
Official Baseball Rule 5.09(b)(12) states that should a runner, in scoring, fail to touch home plate and continue on the way to the bench (making no effort to return), the runner may be put out by the fielder touching home plate and appealing to the umpire for a decision.
@@AndrewDunnesq That would be an appeal, not a protest.
The fact that LSU went on to win after this is honestly karmic justice
Catcher's interference. They got it right. This was an absolute cluster of game management though. There's no reason it should take this long.
Edit: The only thing they got wrong was the appeal. Appears the runner never touched home plate.
He was out by a mile
The better angle shows he didn’t step on or in front of the plate before having possession of the ball. They got the call wrong.
@@letsgobrandoniagree6803 Huh? Freeze it at 4:26. He was clearly over top of the area over home plate. Right foot is in fair territory beyond the plate too. He even caught the ball before it reached home plate. Therefore you can't call it a ball or a strike.
@@mae2759 yeah right foot looks like it might be in fair play.
Dude he was thrown out by a mile. In which universe does this make any sense?
The runner never touched home so it never counted as a run technically
Catcher’s interference (obstruction) results in the award of the next base for each runner and when stealing home it also includes a balk penalty which is also an award not necessitating the actual touch of the base
@@sstone2003 yeah but if he doesn’t touch home it can’t count
I do not understand how LSU could think this was a legal play. Oh wait it’s the 10th inning and everyone is pissed. Coach should know that the catcher is not allowed to that. THE CATCHER should know he’s not allowed to do that.
Trying to win a game on legal minutae is horseshit. Tigers walked it off anyway.
These announcers are terrible. 👎🏻
Catchers balk but its clossssse
It's catcher's interference, and a balk is charged to the pitcher.
What about the batter stepping out of box as pitcher is throwing? Giving himself up piss pour call great defensive play by catcher never stepped on plate or came inside the lines