Dropped Third Strike

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by bluezebra

There is NO way a batter/runner can steal first base.

Bob

I'm sure he was using it as a figure of speech only. It raised my eyebrows when I first read it too.

[mbyron]

Yes I thought this expression odd, too. Turns out "stolen base" is defined in something known as "Rule 10.08," which I had never read before. Anyway, it seems a stolen base is not credited when a runner advances due to a passed ball, wild pitch, or error. I can't think of any other way for BR to reach 1B on this play, so it doesn't sound as if it would count as a steal.

None of this, however, is part of umpiring, so I could well be wrong.