SS barely in the same zip code as 2B in Tigers-Red Sox game.

When I saw this play live I thought the runner might have been called safe at 2B. This was a big play too. What is the expectation/ruling for distance from the bag in this situation?

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by AremRed

What is the expectation/ruling for distance from the bag in this situation?

on the bag = out
not on the bag = safe

Insofar as still pictures can give us solid evidence, it looks like a tag to me:

[hbk314]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Insofar as still pictures can give us solid evidence, it looks like a tag to me:

That angle's as deceptive as the one Rich posted for the neighborhood play. If you watch the video, especially a second or two after that screenshot is taken, it's clear no tag occurred.

[jicecone]

"They also suggest implementing the FPSR in MLB".

And when this happens then and only then will the neighborhood play no longer be called. You may like that but, that's Baseball.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by hbk314

That angle's as deceptive as the one Rich posted for the neighborhood play. If you watch the video, especially a second or two after that screenshot is taken, it's clear no tag occurred.

Actually it's clear that it is inconclusive.

[Rich Ives]

I watch quite a bit of MLB and I was really surprised to see the neighborhood calls. I'd bet I haven't seen more than one a year for quite a while now. TV replay and slo-mo (not official but nonetheless damning) has pretty much killed it. There's very much a focus on the correctness of calls. Times are a changin' - it's time to go along for the ride.

[hbk314]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Actually it's clear that it is inconclusive.

No.

[johnnyg08]

Was the play argued? Were there ejections? I'm sure the players, manager, staff all have a dog in the fight. They obviously expect that to be an out. I didn't see the game where this play occurred.

I'm not arguing that the "correct" call is safe....but if they don't come unglued about it, and trust me I'm sure they saw it the exact same way that we did, this is an example of where replay is bad in baseball

[UMP45]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

on the bag = out
not on the bag = safe

Wrong. On the bag=out. Off the bag=out.

[JJ]

He WAS in the zip code, but when he caught the ball he was LEAVING the zip code.

JJ