Show p Tm PLAY Y Is rs It possible to fco have two different dif dlf different ferent rulings on plays that ap- ap appeal appear Ap Appear pear peal Identical his question Is 19 raised by b the following conditions There Is a runner runnel on first base The pitcher while standing per per- per haps perhaps a s foot In front of the rubber delivers the ball bali to the tho batsman n who does not of otter offer tel at It It What Is lithe the ruling In the other case the bases era are empty when the pitcher while standing a foot in front of the rubber the ball to the bat bat- batter batter bat batter ter He does docs not otter offer at It What is 15 the proper propel ruling TIn Il If H with a runner on first the th pitcher delivers the tho ball to the th batsman while In front of the rub rub- rubber rubber rub rubber ber and the batsman does not of- of offer ot otter for ter at nt the ball that act by the pitcher constitutes a balk The runner runnel on first should ad- ad adVance advance Vance ance to second The pitch has no n bearing on the If It with the bases empty the pitcher delivers the tho ball to the rubber while in front of th the rub ber bel and the batter does not offer nt at It It such a a pitch Is called a ball whether it goes over the plate or not Thus with a runner runnel on the I bases the act is a balk with the bases empty it JS Js a ball provided the batter better does not nt nc t offer otter at the th I pitch |