[mick]

Originally posted by TexBlue
Okay, how 'bout this? If I mistakenly call a runner going to 2nd out, and they stand off the base, just looking at me, do I call them out, when tagged off the base? I put that runner in jeopardy, just like "Strike 3! Batter's out! Oops, my bad, I'm wrong, but she's still out." I just don't feel you can take away the last chance to win by a boneheaded call like this. Take the heat, but try to get it right. You can't get it totally right, but you can put the 2 teams back on as even a playing field as possible.

Have you noticed that no one else is even venturing an opinion on this?

TexBlue,
Yer fishin' with the wrong lure.

[Batter standing off base because he was "mistakenly" called out? ]

Now, we agree, this ain't gonna happen to you, or me, or any of us that are reading this thing, right?

Of all the uncaught third strikes we've seen, is it possible the batter could beat that throw (ball in catcher's hand, if played out) more than 2% of the time?
If we wanna guess, let's guess with 98% probability.

mick