Quicky
 

I saw this in another thread but wanted to make sure...but with a foul tip, is the ball dead as if the pitch was fouled off, or is the ball still live?

A quicky, but one easily found in the rule book, Dan.


A FOUL TIP is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher’s hands and is legally caught. It is not a foul tip unless caught and any foul tip that is caught is a strike, and the ball is in play. It is not a catch if it is a rebound, unless the ball has first touched the catcher’s glove or hand. A foul tip can only be caught be the catcher.


Tim.

And another ...............................
 

The hands are NOT part of the bat, also !:D






Doug

I'll pile on...
 

Ties don't go to the runner either.:)

And runners can leave their bases on a caught fly ball on first touch, whether the ball is caught over fair or foul territory.


Tim.

Dan,

Instead of us just listing all the "myths" of baseball individually, here is a link to get your own copy of the 40 biggest myths about the rules:

http://www.baseball-rules.com/myths.htm

Here is one compiled by our very own Bob Jenkins:

http://www.lzbsa.org/rules%20myths.htm

Runners CAN leave at ANY time. But they MAY only leave after the flyball is touched.

Bob