Dropped Third Strike

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Tim C

Here is what I find extremly funny:

The same umpires that argue that we need to recognize "tradition and usage" when discussing rules argue the a ball that bounces over the fence is a "Rule Book Double" not a "Ground Rule Double."

My comment would be:

Through tradition this activity is commonly called a "Ground Rule Double."

It is, in fact, a Ground Rule Double.

Regards,

Interestingly enough, Jon Miller refers to this as an "automatic double." He does NOT say "ground rule double."

Personally, I just throw up two fingers and/or point the BR to second base

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by NFump

Hmmmmmmmm.

You can find the ground rules for every Major League ballpark at this website:

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/of...ound_rules.jsp