Baseball Trivia

DS1119

Drop The Leash 10 wrote:

Ok I also have a weird baseball rule/questionm, lets say there's a ball hit to left field, the left fielder jumps up and catches it but then procedes to fall completely over the fence with the ball still in his possesion is it an out or a HR? I believe it's a HR but I'm not sure

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He's out

cutz

DS1119 wrote:

Drop The Leash 10 wrote:

Ok I also have a weird baseball rule/questionm, lets say there's a ball hit to left field, the left fielder jumps up and catches it but then procedes to fall completely over the fence with the ball still in his possesion is it an out or a HR? I believe it's a HR but I'm not sure

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He's out

I'm not sure, but i think it's a HR.

Can we get an OFFICIAL ruling on this?>

DS1119

cutz wrote:

DS1119 wrote:

Drop The Leash 10 wrote:

Ok I also have a weird baseball rule/questionm, lets say there's a ball hit to left field, the left fielder jumps up and catches it but then procedes to fall completely over the fence with the ball still in his possesion is it an out or a HR? I believe it's a HR but I'm not sure

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He's out

I'm not sure, but i think it's a HR.

Can we get an OFFICIAL ruling on this?>

He's out as long as the ruling on the field is he held onto the ball. If it were a homerun then every ball an outfielder has ever caught over and beyond the wall (stealing a homerun) would have to be ruled a homerun...if you follow what I'm trying to type. I believe it's actually happened before and I seem to remember it being in Boston.

cutz

^^^^^^I've read conflicting rulelings on this. ^^^^^^

One rule: Batter is out, and if ther are runners on, and less then 2 outs, the runners advance one base.
Another has it, that it's a HR

I was watching a game a couple of nights ago, and the announcer said, when the left-fielder made a diving attempt on a FOUL ball into the stands, that if he caught the ball it would be an out. But, not if he did that robbing a HR.


I think if the fielder leaps from the field of play, inside the fence, and catches the ball, then it should be an out IMO. I just thought the OFFICIAL RULELING was a HR.

Do we have any UMPIRES out here>

DS1119

cutz wrote:

^^^^^^I've read conflicting rulelings on this. ^^^^^^

One rule: Batter is out, and if ther are runners on, and less then 2 outs, the runners advance one base.
Another has it, that it's a HR

I was watching a game a couple of nights ago, and the announcer said, when the left-fielder made a diving attempt on a FOUL ball into the stands, that if he caught the ball it would be an out. But, not if he did that robbing a HR.


I think if the fielder leaps from the field of play, inside the fence, and catches the ball, then it should be an out IMO. I just thought the OFFICIAL RULELING was a HR.

Do we have any UMPIRES out here>

I found the official rule in the rulebook. Just google it and you'll find it. It doesn't spell out the outfield wall but follows the same rule as foul territory and the dugouts. Again I saw this a little back and I believe it happened at Fenway. I'm too lazy right now but it's an out.

81

Name the four people that have won both a league mvp award as well as a manager of the year award

Cliffy6745

DS1119 wrote:

He's out as long as the ruling on the field is he held onto the ball. If it were a homerun then every ball an outfielder has ever caught over and beyond the wall (stealing a homerun) would have to be ruled a homerun...if you follow what I'm trying to type. I believe it's actually happened before and I seem to remember it being in Boston.

Just happened in a college game. Part of your body has to be in play when you catch it. Basically, you can't hop the fence and catch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILDWdTMs ... r_embedded

Cliffy6745

81 wrote:

Name the four people that have won both a league mvp award as well as a manager of the year award

Can we go one by one? When did manager of the year start? If it was long enough ago, I'd have to imagine Yogi is one. Frank Robinson has to be one as well.

81

Cliffy6745 wrote:

81 wrote:

Name the four people that have won both a league mvp award as well as a manager of the year award

Can we go one by one? When did manager of the year start? If it was long enough ago, I'd have to imagine Yogi is one. Frank Robinson has to be one as well.

Yogi is a good guess....i had frank as well....still waiting for len and bob to give me the answer

DS1119

81 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

81 wrote:

Name the four people that have won both a league mvp award as well as a manager of the year award

Can we go one by one? When did manager of the year start? If it was long enough ago, I'd have to imagine Yogi is one. Frank Robinson has to be one as well.

Yogi is a good guess....i had frank as well....still waiting for len and bob to give me the answer

I would say Berra, Robinson, Gibson, and Torre.

FrankieG

Without Googleing it:
How many ways are there to reach first? And what are they?

DS1119

FrankieG wrote:

Without Googleing it:
How many ways are there to reach first? And what are they?

This one has already been asked and answered in the thread.

81

DS1119 wrote:

I would say Berra, Robinson, Gibson, and Torre.

Gibson is correct
Torre is correct
Robinson is correct

manager award started in 83,so berra is out...still, i am impressed

DS1119

81 wrote:

DS1119 wrote:

I would say Berra, Robinson, Gibson, and Torre.

Gibson is correct
Torre is correct
Robinson is correct

manager award started in 83,so berra is out...still, i am impressed

Geez...now I'm really just guessing. I'd love to say Mattingly but not yet on the managerial side. Since 83? Dusty Baker??

81

DS1119 wrote:

81 wrote:

DS1119 wrote:

I would say Berra, Robinson, Gibson, and Torre.

Gibson is correct
Torre is correct
Robinson is correct

manager award started in 83,so berra is out...still, i am impressed

Geez...now I'm really just guessing. I'd love to say Mattingly but not yet on the managerial side. Since 83? Dusty Baker??

you got the right initials

DS1119

81 wrote:

you got the right initials

Give me a minute. I swear I won't search...just need to think.

Cliffy6745

DB...gotta be Don Baylor

DS1119

Cliffy6745 wrote:

DB...gotta be Don Baylor

Ah fuck...that's it. Dammit. I knew is houldn't have opened this thread until I figured it out. :fp:

81

Cliffy6745 wrote:

DB...gotta be Don Baylor

BOOM

nice job guys...i'm impressed.

DS1119

81 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

DB...gotta be Don Baylor

BOOM

nice job guys...i'm impressed.

Well come on, give us another one.