Strange "Ground Rule" Double

[Rich Ives]

Anyone ever see one like this?

Yanks / KC

Ball hits pitcher's foot and deflects over the 1B dugout for a double.

And the announcers knew it.

[fitump56]

Yes, have you not?

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by fitump56

Yes, have you not?

No I haven't - of course I'm only 62 and 364 days.

Neither had Murcer and (I don't remember who else) who were announcing the game.

[BretMan]

As much as a stickler as you usually are, I'm surprised that you refer to this a "ground rule" double.

Or are the quotation marks around "ground rule" to let us know you don't really mean a "true" GRD?

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by BretMan

As much as a stickler as you usually are, I'm surprised that you refer to this a "ground rule" double.

Or are the quotation marks around "ground rule" to let us know you don't really mean a "true" GRD?

It would be a rule book double in the words of Bob Prince.

[TussAgee11]

Mercer and Ken Singleton were calling the game. Was wierd indeed. I had flashbacks to that youtube video of the OBS/INT after the ball hit the pitchers foot from a couple months ago.

[fitump56]

Anyone ever see one like this?

Yanks / KC

Ball hits pitcher's foot and deflects over the 1B dugout for a double. Anyone ever seen this before?

Originally Posted by fitump56
Yes, have you not?

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

No I haven't - of course I'm only 62 and 364 days.

Neither had Murcer and (I don't remember who else) who were announcing the game.

See, there's the problem. You can't remember. . It's common around here, "I have umped 5,08023,405,804 games and I can't remember ever being hit with a live ball in the field."

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

of course I'm only 62 and 364 days.

Hey Rich, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[Carbide Keyman]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

No I haven't - of course I'm only 62 and 364 days old.

Happy birthday, Rich. And may you have many, many more !

[SanDiegoSteve]

Hey Rich,

[UmpLarryJohnson]

was the pitcher hurt??