Out or no out #2

Blue37 · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 07:52am

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 · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:04am

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 · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:10am

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 · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:20am

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 · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:51am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

I note you failed to include "ball" in your list.

LMan · #6 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:55am

Is the hand part of the glove?

ctblu40 · #7 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:54am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

No he didn't...

Jurassic Referee · #8 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:57am

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctblu40

No he didn't...

How do you it was a "he"?

Jurassic Referee · #9 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:56am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

Genitalia? I'd pay to see that!

What if his hair only touched the bag?

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.

jwwashburn · #10 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 20, 2006, 11:48am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

If he touches the base with his genitals, I am ejecting him. But, there would be an out, first.