Blue37 The thread "out or no out" reminded me of a similar discussion several years ago on McGriff. In that discussion, there was a runner on 1st. The batter hit a ball up the middle. The shortstop got to the ball and tagged the base with the ball in his bare hand before the runner arrived. Assuming nothing but the ball touched the base, do we have an out or not?
mcrowder Please, everyone with a brain stop answering this question. I can't believe this is even an issue ... much less an issue in 9 different threads that comes up in a new one daily. Stupid. Just stupid.
ctblu40 I've been thinking about another sitch as well.... If a batter swings and misses at a pitch that was not in the strike zone, is it still a strike? 🙄
TwoBits Let's put an end to it once and for all: If a defensive player has possession of the ball and touches a base in a force out situation with his hand, glove, foot, elbow, head, genetalia, etc. before the runner touches the base, the runner is OUT.
Blue37 TwoBits wroteLet's put an end to it once and for all: If a defensive player has possession of the ball and touches a base in a force out situation with his hand, glove, foot, elbow, head, genetalia, etc. before the runner touches the base, the runner is OUT. I note you failed to include "ball" in your list.
ctblu40 TwoBits wroteLet's put an end to it once and for all: If a defensive player has possession of the ball and touches a base in a force out situation with his hand, glove, foot, elbow, head, genetalia, etc. before the runner touches the base, the runner is OUT. No he didn't...😃
Jurassic Referee TwoBits wroteLet's put an end to it once and for all: If a defensive player has possession of the ball and touches a base in a force out situation with his hand, glove, foot, elbow, head, genetalia, etc. before the runner touches the base, the runner is OUT.Genitalia? I'd pay to see that! What if his hair only touched the bag?:confused: Out? PS- don't laugh too quickly. There was a basketball case play put out last year confirming that a player was out-of-bounds if they were lying on the court and their hair touched a side or end line. Seriously.
NIump50 LMan wroteIs the hand part of the glove? The question is Is the ball part of the hand? If so, then a pitched ball that hits the hands should not be a HBP.🙂
wmandino Maybe thats a new "myth" that needs to be exploited. I think the BALL is part of your hand which is totally different than the HANDS being part of the BAT.
pob14 NIump50 wroteThe question is Is the ball part of the hand? Well, when I was a teenager, mine were . . . .
jwwashburn TwoBits wroteLet's put an end to it once and for all: If a defensive player has possession of the ball and touches a base in a force out situation with his hand, glove, foot, elbow, head, genetalia, etc. before the runner touches the base, the runner is OUT. If he touches the base with his genitals, I am ejecting him. But, there would be an out, first.
NIump50 jwwashburn wroteIf he touches the base with his genitals, I am ejecting him. But, there would be an out, first. What if he ejects prior to touching?
NFump NIump50 wroteWhat if he ejects prior to touching? 😉Then he would need to wash out his cup.:eek:
SanDiegoSteve Well, you know it's time to shut the damn thread down after: a) Bruce "The Stalker" posts, and b) SanDiegoSteve points out that it's time to shut down a thread:p
Rich Ives jwwashburn wroteIf he touches the base with his genitals, I am ejecting him. But, there would be an out, first. But what if the game's at the Sunshine Nudist Camp?
