Warning!! Danger!! Annual Off-topic Baseball Thread '07!! Beware!!

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

FWIW, the Phillies already held the record for most losses by a professional team in any sport. In July, however, they hit the milestone of 10,000 losses.

Ah, right. I see.

I've got another question as well, completely unrelated to the Phillies. Did anyone see the Mariners game last night? We had a question about the play where the first baseman apparently didn't catch the ball, but the runner was ruled out. It was at the end of an inning. Can anyone explain the rule that was used for that out?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Ah, right. I see.

I've got another question as well, completely unrelated to the Phillies. Did anyone see the Mariners game last night? We had a question about the play where the first baseman apparently didn't catch the ball, but the runner was ruled out. It was at the end of an inning. Can anyone explain the rule that was used for that out?

Sorry, this is the annual baseball fan thread, not the baseball rules forum. geeze...

Take yer baseball rules question over to them.

(Let me know what they say when you get your answer btw, I didn't see the game but can think of a number of ways this might happen.)

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

(Let me know what they say when you get your answer btw, I didn't see the game but can think of a number of ways this might happen.)

Not sure you ever heard the answer, but the ruling was "running lane interference," as the batter-runner did not have both feet within the running lane to first base and subsequently interfered with the first baseman's opportunity to make the play. The ball is dead, the runner is out, and other runners (if any) return if the interference is not the third out (as I think it was in this play).

Rule 6.05(k)
http://tinyurl.com/2nugkb

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Not sure you ever heard the answer, but the ruling was "running lane interference," as the batter-runner did not have both feet within the running lane to first base and subsequently interfered with the first baseman's opportunity to make the play. The ball is dead, the runner is out, and other runners (if any) return if the interference is not the third out (as I think it was in this play).

Rule 6.05(k)
http://tinyurl.com/2nugkb

Thanks!

[Dan_ref]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/sp...hp&oref=slogin

[Dan_ref]

Former Red Sox player attempts to kill pitcher and catcher during game

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

At least he's not involved in dog fighting....that we know of

[mick]

Split in Cleveland, now onto New York

• DET are 6-20 in the last 26 meetings in New York.
• DET are 12-30 in the last 42 meetings.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Former Red Sox player

and Dodger and Royal and Mariner and Twin and Philly and Met. . . I don't see you busting Rocky's stones over this.

BTW, Shelley Duncan?

Looked like Mariano and Dice-K were equally bad yesterday.

Mets scored 5 in the first, 5 in the ninth and nothing in between. First time any team's done that in 50 years.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Former Red Sox player attempts to kill pitcher and catcher during game

I thought you were kidding. Holy crap!