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Maybe a bit of a clue is in order: The ball is very visible to the golfer and those playing with him.

 

It landed on a discarded pot of luminous paint, causing the lid to fly off as the can flew through the air depositing its contents on the ball?

 

Beyond that I'm stumped :(.

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Used the opponent's ball?

 

The golfer's opponent hit his ball into the same bunker. Unfortunately, both golfers use the same brand of ball and neither marked their ball to identify it as theirs. In other words, it was impossible to distinguish which ball in the bunker was which. In this case, both balls are ruled as lost, a stroke is forfeited, and both golfers must return to the tee.

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The NY Yankees are playing a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox. The score is 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, with three Boston players on base. A fourth Boston player comes to the plate. The Yankees pitcher throws a fastball (no balk), the Red Sox hitter swings and misses, and the umpire rules immediately that Boston have just won the game. What happened?

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The NY Yankees are playing a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox. The score is 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, with three Boston players on base. A fourth Boston player comes to the plate. The Yankees pitcher throws a fastball (no balk), the Red Sox hitter swings and misses, and the umpire rules immediately that Boston have just won the game. What happened?

 

When the batter swung the bat, it either hit the catcher or hit the catcher's glove. The umpire ruled catcher's interference on the pitch, which automatically sends the batter to first base, and since the bases were loaded it advanced the rest of the runners and forced home the winning run.

 

 

The ball hit him and the rest of the batters walk.

 

A good guess, but a batter can't be awarded first base for a hit-by-pitch if he actually swung at the pitch that hit him. In the case of the scenario presented by Steve, rule 6.05 (f) would be in effect: "A batter is out when he attempts to hit a third strike and the ball touches him."

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When the batter swung the bat, it either hit the catcher or hit the catcher's glove. The umpire ruled catcher's interference on the pitch, which automatically sends the batter to first base, and since the bases were loaded it advanced the rest of the runners and forced home the winning run.

 

The batter did not walk to first base.

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The NY Yankees are playing a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox. The score is 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, with three Boston players on base. A fourth Boston player comes to the plate. The Yankees pitcher throws a fastball (no balk), the Red Sox hitter swings and misses, and the umpire rules immediately that Boston have just won the game. What happened?

 

last pitcher got injured throwin the ball and yankees had to forfeit?

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The NY Yankees are playing a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox. The score is 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, with three Boston players on base. A fourth Boston player comes to the plate. The Yankees pitcher throws a fastball (no balk), the Red Sox hitter swings and misses, and the umpire rules immediately that Boston have just won the game. What happened?

 

 

Then the runner on third base stole home.

dammit, beat me to it!

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Alright, last guess then. The pitch got stuck in the umpire's mask or equipment.

 

If that's not it, then I am officially stumped.

 

 

And there's no better way to learn it!

 

You're correct! The ball was thrown and became stuck in the umpire's mark. :)

 

Baseball rule 5.09c: "A pitched ball lodges in the umpires or catchers mask or paraphernalia, and remains out of play, runners advance one base."

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Here's another obscure rule in football. A few seconds into stoppage time, a defender heads the ball back to his goalie. Even before the latter touches the ball, the referee issues a red card to the defender. Why?

Because hes John Terry and deserved it.

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Here's another obscure rule in football. A few seconds into stoppage time, a defender heads the ball back to his goalie. Even before the latter touches the ball, the referee issues a red card to the defender. Why?

It is a free kick to the opposition and heading the ball back is the same as kicking the ball away. Time wasting and as the defender is already on a yellow he geys a second yellow and a red.

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