Does the runner leave early, in your opinion?
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Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Very close….let’s hear how the umpires were on the take…
Murphy’s Best
EOG Dedicated
The runner left a tad early but I’m surprised they called him out on the appeal. It was close…
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
How is that your team?
Birdie is focused on that high school game as if it's Game 7 of the World Series.
By the way, the batter who hit the fly ball to center field was the female pitcher who Birdie profiled last week.
By the way, the batter who hit the fly ball to center field was the female pitcher who Birdie profiled last week.
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Called the pitcher a better athlete than his avatar….not in any universe is she a better athlete than Shirley B….
railbird
EOG Master
maybe cant see the ball that well, the of has a quick release
railbird
EOG Master
and a real quick release if he left early
Chi_Archie
EOG Veteran
freezing it at 11 secs. you can see ball about 4-5 feet above glove and runner for sure on bag
later on in 11 sec mark frozen, ball is in the glove or out of sight and runner looks to be pushing off bag, maybe a few inches off
you don't make that call there on the field w/o replay and it's that bang bang
it would need to an obvious having left early to call it.
later on in 11 sec mark frozen, ball is in the glove or out of sight and runner looks to be pushing off bag, maybe a few inches off
you don't make that call there on the field w/o replay and it's that bang bang
it would need to an obvious having left early to call it.
Murphy’s Best
EOG Dedicated
Nice but most rules state once the glove touches the ball the runner can advance. Not when it’s caught.
Ray Luca
EOG Master
Exactly but lots of kids don't know the rule. I did. He should have just kept going to score. My tap juggle confused him when he initially tagged, then he stopped, went back to 3B and by then had no choice to stay
Murphy’s Best
EOG Dedicated
Smart play by you! Nice
Hit me funny.
So yes runner left early. Tough call tho
I once juggled the ball purposely in outfield which caused the inexperienced runner to start for home and then go back to retag..but did not advance and score. Ultimately not scoring to tie and preserved the win for us
I remember crafty shortstop Omar Vizquel making a similar play many years ago.
It involved a sac fly situation with a man on third, but Vizquel did not juggle the ball which, as Luca mentioned, only fools runners who don't know the rules.
Instead, Vizquel drifted into center field on a sky-high pop-up.
The centerfielder rightfully called for the ball.
But Vizquel did not peel away from the play like most shortstops would do.
Instead, Vizquel feigned as if he caught the pop fly a split-second ahead of the ball landing in the centerfielder's glove.
Vizquel even went through the motions of a fake throw to the plate.
Crafty, very crafty.
P.S. - The runner from third stayed put, but the clever move by Vizquel stayed with me all these years.
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railbird
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it's a game you take to your grave
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mr merlin
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Was it even high school level? let them have some fun for christs sake.
As Charles Barkley once said, "The game's outcome is not about life-and-death; it's far more important than that."