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Originally posted by TBBlue
I also have an out and voluntary release. If you watch the replay, either Bradley doesn't know the rule either, or he saw Merriweather call it safe. When he threw to the cutoff man, you could see him immediately point to second base for F4 to make the force play there. You gotta admit, you don't see many 9-4-3-6 forceouts.
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Bradley seemed stunned by the safe call. I got the impression that he was directing the infielders to throw it to 2nd because he was aware that ...
1. the umpire had ruled it a "no catch" and
2. that R1 could easily be forced.
I think Bradley *was* aware that it is considered a catch on an attempted transfer because he remained sitting and reenacted how he dropped it while transfering it, much like an umpire would signal.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
Tue Oct 12, 2004, 12:22pm
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