Is the ball thrown by Andy Pettite considered a no-pitch? Or does the umpire still call it a ball or a strike?
2007-05-30 05:03:41 · 11 answers · asked by creggz12 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I just watched the video again and Pettite did step off the rubber.
2007-05-30 05:18:55 · update #1
It depends if the pitcher stepped off of the mound with his back foot, if he did, it is considered a pick-off attempt, if he didn't it is considered a pitched ball and is in play. ( I wasn't watching the game so I don't know whether Pettite did or didn't)
2007-05-30 05:11:37 · answer #1 · answered by Seth B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The second person is wrong, the umpire will call a ball or a strike as long as the throw was made from the mound. The only way it would not be a pitch would be if Pettitte was not on the pitching rubber and threw to the catcher to get the runner. As long as the pitcher has his foot in the pitching rubber he is in the process of delivering the pitch and the umpire must call a ball or a strike
2007-05-30 12:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Pettite's throw was not a pitch. It was an attempt to put the runner out who was going home. He clearly stepped off the rubber before throwing home. It is not a "no pitch" as that would imply a dead ball situation.
2007-05-30 12:48:51 · answer #3 · answered by ligoneskiing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because the ball was thrown to the plate doesn't make it a pitch. In this case, that ball is being thrown for the same reason as it would be thrown to any other base to which a runner was trying to move - to try to get the out as a caught stealing.
There was no need for the umpire to make a call on where Pettitte's throw crossed the plate, because the throw wasn't an offer to Phillips. The play itself wasn't over the plate but AT the plate.
2007-05-30 12:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought that was amazing. It takes not only speed but timing and luck to steal home. It was a no pitch because he stepped off the rubber. Otherwise Posada would have had to wait for the ball to reach him like on any other normal pitch.
2007-05-30 16:10:56 · answer #5 · answered by Tigers Fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since pettite stepped off its a no-pitch and no ball or strike is called
2007-05-30 12:29:35 · answer #6 · answered by TheSandMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first person is wrong. It is considered a no pitch because it is the same thing as trying to pick somone off of first. How can the batter swing if the catcher is up to block the plate and there is a runner running hime.
2007-05-30 12:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by KEVIN 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He stepped off the rubber... It was a pick off attempt. Not a pitch...
2007-05-30 12:57:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No pitch
2007-05-30 12:11:15 · answer #9 · answered by ltwestcott 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ump still calls ball or strike
2007-05-30 12:07:20 · answer #10 · answered by J Dub 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋