Most annoying thing heard

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

anything and everything about 'rising' fastballs

Do you dare to dispute Daniel Bernoulli?

[D-Man]

Don't do it Dash....

Aw crap, it's probably too late!

D

[dash_riprock]

I promise I won't do it. I suspect this subject has previously been debated ad nauseum. Nevertheless, I would just like to read the debate out of interest. Can you tell me where I can find it? Thanks.

[Emperor Ump]

Mythbusters busted the 'Rising Fastball' sometime last year...

[johnnyg08]

"Tie goes to the runner...you otta know that one by now blue!"

[kylejt]

"Don't talk to my catcher"

"Where was THAT pitch?"

"I wasn't talking to YOU"

[johnnyg08]

That's a good one too.

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

"Tie goes to the runner...you otta know that one by now blue!"

So what's wrong with that statement? Tie does go to the runner. See FED 8.4.1f. By definition the fielder must make the play on the runner/batter-runner BEFORE they reach the respective base. A tie implies the same time. Of course there are those who say a tie isn't possible. They are two mutually exclusive events and can occur at the same time.

f. after a dropped third strike (see 8-4-1e) or a fair hit, if the ball held by any fielder touches the batter before the batter touches first base; or if any fielder, while holding the ball in his grasp, touches first base or touches first base with the ball before the batter-runner touches first base:

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by BigGuy

So what's wrong with that statement? Tie does go to the runner. See FED 8.4.1f. By definition the fielder must make the play on the runner/batter-runner BEFORE they reach the respective base. A tie implies the same time. Of course there are those who say a tie isn't possible. They are two mutually exclusive events and can occur at the same time.

f. after a dropped third strike (see 8-4-1e) or a fair hit, if the ball held by any fielder touches the batter before the batter touches first base; or if any fielder, while holding the ball in his grasp, touches first base or touches first base with the ball before the batter-runner touches first base:

The problem is that you didn't read 8.4.2


Art. 2... Any runner is out when he:

i. does not retouch his base before a fielder tags him out or holds the ball while touching such base after any situation (8-2-1, 2-3 and 4). Umpire may also call him out at end of playing action upon proper and successful appeal. Also, it is not necessary for runner to retouch his base after a foul tip (2-16-2); or

j. fails to reach the next base before a fielder either tags the runner out or holds the ball while touching such base, after runner has been forced from the base he occupied because the batter became a runner (with ball in play) when other runners were on first base, or on first and second, or on first, second and third. There shall be no accidental appeals on a force play.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by BigGuy

So what's wrong with that statement? Tie does go to the runner. See FED 8.4.1f. By definition the fielder must make the play on the runner/batter-runner BEFORE they reach the respective base. A tie implies the same time. Of course there are those who say a tie isn't possible. They are two mutually exclusive events and can occur at the same time.

f. after a dropped third strike (see 8-4-1e) or a fair hit, if the ball held by any fielder touches the batter before the batter touches first base; or if any fielder, while holding the ball in his grasp, touches first base or touches first base with the ball before the batter-runner touches first base:

There are not ties, the runner is either safe or the runner is out. When the crowd "sees" a tie...many, many, times it's an out, because it's not really a tie. I think you might just be trying to stir the pot though...so I'm only partially biting.

[RPatrino]

Daniel Bearnoulli? Is he taking Froemming's place?

"That's not your pitch, Johnny"

[waltjp]

AD as you pull in the parking lot, "Your partner just called and he's stuck at work."

[BretMan]

Actual utterance of a young partner of mine who was itching to get behind the plate:

"I forgot to bring my base hat and my plate hat is too tight to wear on the bases."

Ummm...sure, son, you can have the plate.

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by BretMan

Actual utterance of a young partner of mine who was itching to get behind the plate:

"I forgot to bring my base hat and my plate hat is too tight to wear on the bases."

If his plate hat is too tight to wear on the bases, wouldn't this same hat be too tight while doing the plate? Perhaps there's some head shrinking going on when he's behind the mask.