baseball player help!!???

Question

searching for a 1st baseman that argued a play with the umpire meanwhile it was a safe call, the runners kept running and 2 or 3 runs scored cause he wouldn't give his teammates the ball. this happened cause he had no clue that the runners were able to run.

Answer 1

He wasn't a first baseman, but this happened to David Cone. In a 1990 game against the Braves, he argued with the first base ump over a "safe" call while Dale Murphy and Ernie Whitt trotted home. They had been at first and second before the play, and the ball never left the infield.

It's mentioned in this article:

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050429&content_id=1032452&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

Answer 2

The Game occured on April 30, 1990 between the NY Mets and the Atlanta Braves

The 1B for the Mets in that game was Mike Marshall, but it was David Cone who argued the call

Dale Murphy and Ernie Whitt both scored on the played which was ruled an error to Cone

The box score of the game is linked below

Answer 3

If he never asked the umpire for time out then everything is still live, which means the runners can advance at their own risk.

If the player was arguing with the umpire, it does not automatically mean there is time out. The umpire has to officially grant time out, which is only done normally if a coach or non-fielding player (someone on the bench) comes out to argue a play.

Answer 4

I believe you may be thinking of Chuck Knoublach, when he was with the yankees. He was a second baseman who was covering first, and turned to argue with an ump. It was either in the playoffs, or the WS. I think.

Answer 5

I kinda remember a play like that -- IIRC the pitcher (who got distracted arguing while holding the ball) was David Cone.

Answer 6

Sure, he was dumb enough to argue a call wihout calling a timeout! I've seen it happen before.

Answer 7

um....david cone in like 1990
i think that's who you're thinking of.
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