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Quote:
Originally Posted by dash_riprock
Rich,
Assuming good baserunning, F8 hurts his team by letting the ball drop. Yes, one runner is going to be "screwed" and out on a force (probably R1), but R3 scores and the B/R is on 1st since he ran out the fly ball.
F8 makes the catch - bases loaded, two out, no runs.
F8 lets it drop - R1, R3, two out, one in.
The only way you get a DP to end the inning is with horrible loafers on the bases.
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I can easily envision an 8-(4 or 6)-5 double play on a shallow dropped fly ball, without loafing.
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