It's the batter's fault, not the baserunner

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May 16, 2024
8:55:38am

Clark Addison All-American

It's the batter's fault, not the baserunner

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Clark Addison

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Joined: Apr 14, 2007
Last login: May 31, 2024
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Time

Always run it out

Longseason

May 16, 8:46am

I had that done to me in city league softball as a runner once.

XORCoug

May 16, 8:50am

I've thought about this situation a lot. Seems darned if you do darned if you

gangbusters

May 16, 8:52am

It's the batter's fault, not the baserunner

May 16, 8:55am

Yep. The best-case scenario is for the batter to run it out to first so he's

XORCoug

May 16, 8:56am

The runner should’ve just stayed at first, that was a big mistake here

JOPE

May 16, 8:51am

Nope - they can still thrown him out at second if they drop the ball.

XORCoug

May 16, 8:52am

But not double him up

DiamondMo

May 16, 8:56am

They can if the batter doesn’t run to first which happened here.

May 16, 8:57am

Got it. But his job is to stay.

DiamondMo

May 16, 9:18am

He did, until he couldn't and was being forced to run.

Corn Pop

May 16, 9:50am

They easily can if he's still in a force situation. Just tag him and then the

Corn Pop

May 16, 9:06am

Correct play is for runner to stay at first and batter to hustle to first.

RGGeemer

May 16, 8:56am

Correct

JOPE

May 16, 8:57am

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RoaroftheCougartails

May 16, 8:53am

The runner isn’t protected though even standing on first base. He’s forced to run. Tag the runner standing on first and

May 16, 9:30am

I think I saw the same thing, or similar, happen at a Rangers game earlier this season.

IdahoCoug

May 16, 8:53am

Why do you say that? What was the runner supposed to do?

RGGeemer

May 16, 8:53am

That batter should have ran down and stood by the base.

Longseason

May 16, 8:54am

I see. Agreed there

RGGeemer

May 16, 8:55am

Wait until he tries that with runners on first and second and less than 2 outs.

RoaroftheCougartails

May 16, 8:54am

My guess is he’s smart enough to know when the infield fly rule is on.

May 16, 8:55am

For sure, just trying to liven this discussion up 😂

RoaroftheCougartails

May 16, 8:57am

He can't as the infield fly rule would be in effect. Meaning the base runners

Corn Pop

May 16, 9:08am

Isn't that why the infield fly rule exists?

BigTex

May 16, 8:55am

Doesn't apply with just 1 on base because the runner could theoretically make it

RGGeemer

May 16, 8:55am

Runners on first and second and less than 2 outs, yes. Runners may advance at their own peril after that.

RoaroftheCougartails

May 16, 8:56am

Or bases loaded. Basically there needs to be a force-out at 3rd.

XORCoug

May 16, 8:58am

There has to be a faucet third, for the infield fly rule to apply

JOPE

May 16, 8:58am

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