Seriously?

[RKBUmp]

Did that happen to come from the same person who wrote the NFHS courtesy runner interpretation over on the baseball board?

[MD Longhorn]

Here's what I'm waiting for.

Bases loaded, no outs. Shallow fly ball to right field. F9 appears to catch the ball, then jogs to the pitcher. Then flips the ball to his throwing hand so he can hand it to the pitcher - but he fails to catch the flip.

No catch.

Pitcher gets the ball, they then throw home, then 3rd, then 2nd. Triple play.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

Did that happen to come from the same person who wrote the NFHS courtesy runner interpretation over on the baseball board?

It doesn't matter. It's obvious that the MLB replay officials are going by it.

[RKBUmp]

Intersting that they appear to be going by some rule from an umpire school when the following is taken directly from the MLB rulebook posted on the MLB website.

If the fielder has made the catch and drops the ball while in the act of making a throw following the catch, the ball shall be adjudged to have been caught.

[gsf23]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

Intersting that they appear to be going by some rule from an umpire school when the following is taken directly from the MLB rulebook posted on the MLB website.

Yes, but MLB has changed its interpretation of that rule. Before, the transfer from the glove to the throwing hand was considered part of the throw, that is why it was still ruled a catch before. MLB is now saying that the catch is not complete UNTIL the ball is secured in the throwing hand. So now transferring the ball from the glove to the throwing hand is considered part of the catch, not the throw so the catch is not complete until the transfer is complete.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by gsf23

Yes, but MLB has changed its interpretation of that rule. Before, the transfer from the glove to the throwing hand was considered part of the throw, that is why it was still ruled a catch before. MLB is now saying that the catch is not complete UNTIL the ball is secured in the throwing hand. So now transferring the ball from the glove to the throwing hand is considered part of the catch, not the throw so the catch is not complete until the transfer is complete.

Doesn't make it right or intelligent. Sounds like a lazy man's change and IMO, a cowardly interpretation

Cannot wait until a charging OF snags one off the top of his shoe and on the way to the dugout voluntarily on the mound or flips it to a bat/ball boy from the glove and the manager demands a replay to show that the OF never showed control of the ball in the bare hand and, BTW, his runner just crossed the plate.

But it doesn't surprise me, MLB hasn't been about the game for quite a while now.

[MD Longhorn]

I predict this "change" won't survive the year. There is NO ONE in favor of this new way of interpreting things.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

I predict this "change" won't survive the year. There is NO ONE in favor of this new way of interpreting things.

I predict you're right.

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