I ain't letting it go

[Carl Childress]

Originally posted by rex
Cobber,

That would be true if this were a NEW ruling, but it has been dated as being around at least sence 1995. Thats the date of Carl's J/R. Is not my fault he didn't know the rule was there. I'm just the messenger ya know. Don't blame me take it up with the people that didn't inform him it was there. rex

Rex:

You've misunderstood something important about "Da play."

Jaksa/Roder included it in their 1995 edition, true. But their "ruling" is merely "authoritative opinion." Someone on another Board questioned the ruling, there was a debate, umpires took sides, and I offered to put it to the PBUC for an "official interpretation." During the off-season, as it were. (I usually ask my questions after the season, not before.)

Carl Childress expected that Mike Fitzpatrick would disavow the J/R ruling; that is, I thought he would say: "After the defense makes a third out during live action, we're not going to let them make a fourth out during that same live action."

After all, that's what I was taught at my father's knee about 55 years ago. I bet the same is true of you. Before this month, had you ever considered that the defense could make a quadruple play?

Instead, on Jan. 27, 2001 (my 41st wedding anniversary), Mr. Fitzpatrick said: "Hey, we'll call him [B1] out also and cancel the run."

The play has been around for over 10 years; it was in the first edition of J/R as well.

The official interpretation has been around for two months.

I'm certainly glad to clear up any confusion on that point.

[Edited by Brad on Apr 1st, 2001 at 11:39 PM]