Speaking of announcers . . .

[greymule]

I was channel surfing last night and came across a local high school baseball game. (It was a replay of a game played last week.)

Every time a batter struck out swinging, the announcer said, "Strike three! Caught him looking." This happened ten or twelve times throughout the game.

Runner on 3B, one out. Batter grounds to F3, who throws home to get the runner from 3B trying to score. Announcer explains that because the batter made it safely to 1B, he is "credited with a ground rule single."

And according to the announcer, you are also credited with a "ground rule single" when you hit a fly ball that drops behind the infield but in front of the outfield (i.e., what is usually called a "Texas-leaguer").

I was hoping this announcer would get around to explaining some rules. Alas, no such luck.