Is it a Dropped Third Strike ?

[KJ'sDAD]

Bandit

Complicated
WOW ! WOW ! WOW !....I have briefly flown over the two pages that this question has created and have come to a couple of interesting conclusions. It is the middle of winter and even the simple questions can become interesting. Several of us need to get outside and get back to coaching, umpiring or doing something to get rid of some extra hormones, and finally when some people think or say that the simplest of rules sometimes get far to complicated for their own good or for the good of the game they need only to look as far as this thread to prove that point. Keep it simple guys ! "If there are two (2) outs and first base in UN-occupied at the time of the pitch and the pitch goes uncaught. The batter becomes a batter-runner." Simple ! Done !. Whewwwwwwwwwww.

It is the middle of winter and even the simple questions can become interesting. Yup!

Several of us need to get outside and get back to coaching, umpiring or doing something I agree, but it only got up to 18 degrees here yesterday.

or doing something to get rid of some extra hormones She says she has a headache.

Keep it simple guys ! I agree and that's the point of this thread. By removing the verbiage the rule becomes clear and simple.

"If there are two (2) outs and first base in UN-occupied at the time of the pitch and the pitch goes uncaught. The batter becomes a batter-runner." That's what the rule implies and that is how we all interpret it, but that is not what is says.


Dakota

This whole brouhaha is silly. Yes it is, but for the lack of a better argument....

because I won't allow time to be taken on the field with such a silly argument. As it should be. As a coach I wouldn't be surprised if you sent me to the parking lot for arguing this on the field.

At its root is the idea that the ASA playing rules is a book of logic. It isn't. It is a book of playing rules.
Absolutely true, but as a book of playing rules it does change, evolve or become more refined - that's the point. Yes this argument is only a question of semantics, but if the words don't matter only the meaning, why do we get so worked up when somebody utters the phrase "Catcher's Interference"?

I promise - I'll say no more on the subject. It has been fun and I've enjoyed the discussion. To quote Mike "I'm Done".

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to All !!!

Kevin