[Ridiculous Stats] Any Sport, Any Country, Any Century

http://www.livestrong.com/article/449125-how-much-actual-playtime-occurs-in-a-baseball-game

Here is an article regarding baseball and football times.

 

Hercules once did this, consecutively:

Slay the Nemean Lion.
Slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra.
Capture the Ceryneian Hind.
Capture the Erymanthian Boar.
Clean the Augean stables in a single day.
Slay the Stymphalian Birds.
Capture the Cretan Bull.
Steal the Mares of Diomedes.

 

He also killed his wife and kids in a fit of rage.

 

Quoted from the article:

So, a sacrifice fly is an out, but the runner advances. Does he stop the watch on the batter being out?

His made up definition of a live ball is not by the rules. Runners on base can advance at any time (if they want to try); thus, the ball is live for the entire time a runner is on base, except Dead Ball situations. That is the definition in the Official Rule Book. There is a definition of Dead Ball time. And there is a definition of calling time out.

Hell, why can't I just say you should measure from the time the pitcher is in a Set Position. That's like 30+ minutes of the game right there. And that wouldn't be following the rules either.

The writer can't change that definition just because he wants to. He is not following the rules of the game.

 

With a cherry on top too!

 

Again, does that mean it's live ball when the QB is in the huddle calling the plays? The play clock is ticking, right?

And not sure why you are so wrapped up in technicalities. The whole point of this is from the fan perspective of "live" ball. Nobody except you gives a **** that a runner can advance at any time. That doesnt mean crap when watching the game. Just because he "can" doesn't mean he will. If he does advance, then it can be counted as part of "live" action. Stop getting your panties twisted over the official rulebook, because you're missing the point of the discussion.

 

In football, you can't run a play until everyone is set at the line. In baseball, that's not true.

It's a very simple distinction.

Why are you getting so upset? You already argued with Buck about which system of measure is correct. Your two sources can't agree. And you can't agree with the rule book either. Action can happen at almost any point with runners on base. Are you really going to discount pitchers throwing to first in a cat and mouse game within a game to keep the base runner from stealing

Your system of measure is arbitrary and wrong. Measuring football is simple. You start when the offense is in a legal position to start a play. It's a dead ball, until they are set. No one can pick up the ball and run with it. That would be called Rugby, where the ball is live nearly the whole time.


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Im not upset at all…you're just missing the point. You're getting too technical. An observer of the game doesn't care that Hank Conger is on first base and the pitcher has a foot on the rubber looking back in his direction.

Sure, it's part of the rule book, that it's "live" play…but that's not what this is about.

 

Those baseball stats are pretty dumb. Two people playing a round of golf probably have a total time of live action (the ball moving) around 15 minutes. But lining up a shot doesn't count as live action? Reading the green? Baseball is entertaining.. what's the issue?

Interest sports fact:

The Undertaker (seen below) was undefeated at Wrestlemania in 21 straight appearances. The he ran into a giant of a man that finally took him down (seen belower)