Rarely occurring? Balls in the dirt on third strikes happen every game.

Jul 26, 2014
8:15:26am

StantonMac

They happen much more frequently than, say, bicycle kicks. You shouldn't be allowed to kick a ball that's over your head. That's far too rare.

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Author

Time

Greinke becomes 5th Dodger to record 4 strikeouts in one inning

StantonMac

7/25/14 11:09pm

How did this happen?

BlueNtheFace

7/25/14 11:34pm

The 3rd strikeout was a ball in the dirt that went to the backstop,

billyrust

7/25/14 11:36pm

Runner reaches on a drop third strike

molodyets

7/26/14 12:23am

The rule that allows this sounds really stupid to me.

Nick Papagiorgio

7/25/14 11:35pm

How is it dying? It has more attendance than the other three major sports combin

Bravescoug

7/26/14 12:46am

RE: How is it dying? It has more attendance than the other three major sports

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 2:07am

Soccer? Ok I get it now. Your a soccer fan. Loud and clear now.

Bravescoug

7/26/14 6:50am

That's your comeback?

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 9:18am

How is it stupid? In other words, you're just not a baseball fan.

cougfromcali

7/26/14 1:28am

It's stupid because a rarely occurring freak event should not be able to allow

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 2:01am

yeah, because catching the ball in baseball is overrated.

molodyets

7/26/14 2:34am

RE: It's stupid because a rarely occurring freak event should not be able to

Bravescoug

7/26/14 6:51am

NFL games can end in a tie. So... Yes.

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 9:23am

and pretty much every football fan thinks they should switch to the

molodyets

7/26/14 10:27am

I'm one of them. I think it's a dumb rule that should change.

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 11:48am

Rarely occurring? Balls in the dirt on third strikes happen every game.

StantonMac

7/26/14 8:15am

A better analogy:

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 9:28am

nope, no one broke any rules. try again. it's apples and oranges.

molodyets

7/26/14 10:29am

What? Dropped 3rd strikes are not rare or freakish at all...

cougfromcali

7/26/14 8:21am

You are correct.

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 9:33am

One last comment: If you're unfamiliar with the dropped 3rd strike rule...

cougfromcali

7/26/14 12:00pm

Ouch! Was the catcher the coach's son?

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 12:06pm

Haha, how did you guess? Yup!

cougfromcali

7/26/14 12:35pm

Lol....you never knew that rule until now?

idacoug

7/26/14 3:07am

I've made far more idiotic comments based on much less than this.

Nick Papagiorgio

7/26/14 9:35am

Its not that bad of a rule when you consider how difficult it is to determine

Josef K

7/26/14 9:35am

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