Loveable Losers v. Mary Harts - NLCS
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No, Buck, it wasn't a discussion about the infield fly rule. It was a discussion about the rule against a fielder simulating a catch. But he didn't simulate a catch there. Can't blame Roberts for trying that argument, though.
Because the umpire will call the infield fly rule and the batter is automatically out Taking off any force outs.
An Infield Fly is a fair fly ball (not a line drive or bunt) that, in the judgment of the umpire, can be caught by an infielder, pitcher, or catcher with ordinary effort and when there are runners on first and second or first, second, and third and less than two outs.
Judgment call. But the intent of the IFFR is to avoid the situation where runners stay on the bags and then get forced out in a third base to second base double play. On a bang bang bang play, there really is no deception. If the runner on second had stayed there assuming a caught line drive, he would have been safe, because the force out at second would have taken off the force at third.
Kershaw is so cooked. Roberts has to be close to pulling him, right? 72 pitches through six innings. Two hits. Five Ks and no walks. Yuck.
Right, and the batter has the responsibility of taking care of himself by hustling to first base.
And remember, the only way that works is a soft liner. If it's a hard liner, the fielder would have to intentionally drop the ball and that's not allowed. I think on a soft liner, the rules don't purport to compel a fielder to step forward as opposed to back. Be tough to call too.
Yes, 5.09a, Part 12:
An infielder intentionally drops a fair fly ball or line drive, with first, first and second, first and third, or first, second and third base occupied before two are out. The ball is dead and runner or runners shall return to their original base or bases.
I assume that's what Roberts was arguing, not that the infield fly rule should have been invoked. If the fielder had extended his glove out to snare the liner and then pulled it back at the last second, it's probably called a dead ball there.
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I recall when Mike Lowell intentionally dropped a line drive to try to start a double play. The look on his face was like a kid caught in a cookie jar.
Tonight's play was different, since nothing says Baez has to try to catch the ball.
Tonight's play was different, since nothing says Baez has to try to catch the ball.
It didn't look like Adrian was as assertive as he could have been, but maybe they couldn't hear each other at all.
Someone this year with a fast runner on first let a pop up drop and took the force at second to swap runners. The opposing manager went nuts and either got tossed or almost did.
Maybe it's my TV, but the CF camera shot of each pitch looks excessively dark these first 2 games.
I want to see him stay in but it's probably the right call to go to Jansen for 6 outs, both because Jansen is really good and there's a day off tomorrow and because given Kershaw's struggles in the postseason, Roberts can take him out after 7 shutout innings with an unquestionably great performance.
The bright lights of La La Land will take care of that in the next three games.