Runner steals home stumper.

[HarleyDog]

(09-05-2017, 11:16 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: I would assume the ump was asking if the batter knew if the runner on 3rd was trying to steal or not. If the batter had no idea the runner was trying to steal home, no problem. Base hit and tie. But if the batter knew the runner was trying to steal home and then swung away, he is impeding the defense (sorry, football terminology) from making a play.

You are so close that when I give the answer you will say, "well, that what I was saying." However, it doesn't matter if a batter knows if the runner on third is going to attempt or not. There is one detail missing, which was the actual question the ump asked the batter. The gentleman I spoke to said this really happened in a game and was actually a real event stumper.