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You know Lois, until I watched that chick flick, women had only made me cry through my penis.

 

I hope this thread stays alive. There are always random questions popping off in my head.

 

The pitcher gets credit for a strikeout, but no out is recorded. There's a long list of pitchers sharing the record for strikeouts in an inning with 4.

3rd out doesn't matter either, still have to tag/throw them out. What does matter is that 1st base has to be unoccupied for the batter to attempt to advance to 1st (unless the dropped K is the 3rd out of the inning).

 

Everytime the manger starts arguing whether a runner was safe at home the pitcher like throws a ball to third and the third basemen catches it and the umpire says no and then he throws it back... Wtf

 

Found this on wiki, it looks pretty complete (I added the first one):

With a runner on base, it is a balk when the pitcher:

when pitching from the stretch, fails to come to a set position before breaking his hands;
switches his pitching stance from the windup position to the set position (or vice versa) without properly disengaging the rubber;
when going from the stretch to the set position, fails to pitch;
throws from the rubber to a base without stepping toward (gaining distance in the direction of) that base;
throws from the rubber to a base where there is no runner and no possibility of a play;
steps or feints from the rubber to first base without completing the throw;
pitches a quick return pitch, that is, pitches with the intent to catch the batter off-guard;
pitches or mimics a part of his pitching motion while not in contact with the rubber;
drops the ball while on the rubber;
after a feint or throw to a base from the rubber, fails to disengage the rubber before reengaging and pitching;
after beginning to pitch, interrupts his pitching motion;
begins to pitch while the catcher is out of the catcher's box when giving an intentional walk;
while pitching, removes his pivot foot from the pitching rubber, except to pivot;
inordinately delays the game;
pitches while facing away from the batter;
after bringing his hands together on the rubber, separates them except in making a pitch or a throw; or
stands on or astride the rubber without the ball, or mimics a pitch without the ball.

If the pitcher is not on the rubber, he can do anything he wants to deceive a runner outside of mimicing a pitching motion.

 

On a fly ball, the runner cannot leave the base until the ball is caught. If the defense thinks the runner left early, the "appeal" is initiated by throwing the ball to & stepping on the base in question (creating a forceout if the runner in fact left early), the umpire at the base will rule out or safe. Also happens after the play when they think a runner missed a bag while running the bases.

 

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krnxsnoopy, who is George Walter Bush?

 

Yeeah, I sux at baseball.

Here's a question: In basketball, if one player strips the ball and one player recovers the ball, who gets credit for the steal?

 

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the recoverer

 

explain the infield fly rule?

Also, explain a balk

 

does getting a tan bring out better muscle definition??? thanks

 

Why do good things happen to good people?

 

When there is a runner on first with less than 2 outs and the ball is popped over the infield, the batter is automatically out regardless of whether or not the infielder catches the ball. This prevents the infielder from purposely dropping the ball to put a double play in order.

 

Close. Has to be runners on 1st & 2nd, or bases loaded. No infield fly if there's a runner on 1st only.

Does not apply to bunts. Does not affect baserunners (if infield fly is caught, runners must tag up or risk being forced out; on a dropped infield fly, runners may advance w/out tagging since the force has been removed by calling the batter out).

 

Hmm. From wiki:

For example, with just a runner on first, an alert infielder might purposely let a popup drop to the ground and get the force at second, if it happens that the runner on first is faster afoot than the batter-runner is, or if the batter is loafing on his way to first base. This is only legal if the fielder lets the ball hit the ground untouched, which carries some risk to the fielder as it might bounce away from him. However, in all situations where the infield fly rule does not apply, a different rule (6.05l) prevents fielders from touching a catchable ball and dropping it intentionally in an attempt to turn a double or triple play.

 

But those things are always closed!

 

Right. There's no real advantage to letting a popup drop w/ a guy on 1st, since the batter should be running & safe at 1st & the defense is merely trading 1 runner for another, with one out still being recorded. No real chance for a double/triple play, as is the case with 2 or more runners on.

 

Why does salt kill slugs?

 

Does a player always have to touch second base on a double play that involves second base? I thought a long time ago I have seen that the fielder just had to be close to avoid injury from a take-out slide or something. Anyone know what I am talking about?