dropped third strike

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

The earlier event was not really related, was it?

Please, please, please post again and tell us you didn't treat the first situation as a force play at the plate.

I think that DG is better than that. "The ball beat the runner" makes it sound like he called a force out, but I bet he didn't.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I think that DG is better than that. "The ball beat the runner" makes it sound like he called a force out, but I bet he didn't.

Then how did the catcher learn from the expereience that it could be a force?

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by TwoBits

Bainsey, are you a Little League umpire? Seems like I see the most confusion in D3K rules from those with a Little League background.

No, sir! I filled in once for a LL game a few years ago, but that's beside the point. I'm not confused by this rule. I've known it for decades.

Originally Posted by Matt

The reasoning is that the defense has to complete a play to get an out ... Without a caught third strike, the defense has not completed the play.

...unless first base is already occupied with fewer than two outs. Then the fact that the defense hasn't "completed a play" doesn't matter.

It's an inconsistent rule, and it ignores the fact that the pitcher met its defensive obligation when he earned the strike.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by bainsey

...unless first base is already occupied with fewer than two outs. Then the fact that the defense hasn't "completed a play" doesn't matter.

It's an inconsistent rule, and it ignores the fact that the pitcher met its defensive obligation when he earned the strike.

Did you even read my post?

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Matt

Did you even read my post?

Yes, sir. Hence the quote and the rebuttal.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Yes, sir. Hence the quote and the rebuttal.

The rebuttal in which you asked questions which were already answered in my post?

[Forest Ump]

Originally Posted by bainsey

It's an inconsistent rule, and it ignores the fact that the pitcher met its defensive obligation when he earned the strike.

The battery earns that strike.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

The battery earns that strike.

I don't know what kind of point you were trying to make, but whatever it was, you failed miserably....