Lets hear your opinions

Rich Ives · #27 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 17, 2004, 09:59am

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Originally posted by GarthB

Quote:

Originally posted by Rich Ives
Pray tell "foul ball" folks, just how does the runner know if it's going to be foul or not? In my book, anything deep enough to advance on could be fair in most parks, and the runner should treat it like any other deep fly. Be ready to advance. Be able to retreat.

Sigh.

Sounds like the typical coach who doesn't like the answer...."well how about this? How about that? What if...? In my opinion....."

Read the question as posed. The answer is as given. It's really not that hard.

The question as posed was:

"Normally on a fly ball to the outfield with less than two outs, the runner at 1st (and perhaps 2nd) go halfway to the next base to see if the ball will be caught. The runner at third almost always tags up and is ready to go.

"With less than two outs, name a situation where the runners at all bases always tag up and are ready to go?"

And while there may be many fields with ample foul ground, ther are also many without.

Medium depth fly ball down the LF line, near the line. R1 & R3. R1 knows he can't make second on a tagup, but wants to be able to get a head start if it isn't caught. So he goes part way. Ball ends up a caught foul - retreat. Ball fair/caught - retreat. Ball foul - dead - no problem. Ball drops fair - play on and run (may get a shot at 3B on a throw home or a misplay that he could not have had if he tagged up.