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May 25, 2024
11:59:33pm

DirtyWater All-American

If your analysis is correct, every fielder should run straight at a baserunner

when there’s an infield fly. Doesn’t need to run towards the ball at all I guess.

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DirtyWater

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Last login: Nov 16, 2024
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Messages

Author

Time

Runner interference ends SOX rally and the game

COUGND

May 24, 10:13am

MLB officiating is awful this year

May 24, 10:15am

How does the crew chief not step in and say, "Dude, dude, just.....no."

Corn Pop

May 24, 10:25am

If they called IFR play is over, no?

Tare

May 24, 10:28am

Runners can still advance, so no

spidercoug

May 24, 10:30am

Play’s not over I don’t believe. Batter is out but ball is live, meaning runners

RevolutionDeathsquad

May 24, 10:32am

Holy geez that’s an awful call. Wow

pink22

May 24, 10:29am

That is horrendous.

fldnstrm

May 24, 10:31am

I honestly just don't get how any umpire could ever think that is interference.

kimdaddy35

May 24, 10:44am

Any interference was negligible, at best. And with the Infield Fly Rule,

DirtyWater

May 24, 10:46am

Ball still has to be secured or the runners can advance.

Corn Pop

May 24, 11:36am

Understood. But the timing issue of catching a fly just before it hit the ground

DirtyWater

May 24, 3:30pm

Just saying why IFR doesn't automatically eliminate that call.

Corn Pop

May 24, 9:14pm

That's one of those that's technically correct but that shouldn't be called

wabluecoug

May 24, 10:53am

Not technically correct

kimdaddy35

May 24, 10:55am

I dunno man, I think it is technically correct under OBR

COUGND

May 24, 11:02am

It's absolutely technically correct.

StantonMac

May 24, 11:21am

It's like going 36 in a 35, technically breaking the rule but it should be

wabluecoug

May 24, 1:55pm

Here's a breakdown of that play:

StantonMac

May 24, 11:26am

That angle shows the whole call was bogus.

DirtyWater

May 24, 4:28pm

Even if what you say is true (which is impossible to determine from any of

StantonMac

May 24, 4:50pm

When I saw the quick highlight last night, I thought it was a ridiculous call.

Loon to the Moon

May 24, 5:13pm

If your analysis is correct, every fielder should run straight at a baserunner

DirtyWater

May 25, 11:59pm

Key phrase is that the runner “can” be called for interference. Umpire is

RevolutionDeathsquad

May 24, 8:33pm

White Sox lost, though, so not that bad.

russkiejedi

May 26, 7:22am

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