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[TomAZZ]

Did anyone see BBTN last night? They were pitching a story about a wild triple play, but it must have been at the very end of the show and I fell asleep before they told it. Did anyone catch it?

[woodchip2153]

Did anyone see BBTN last night? They were pitching a story about a wild triple play, but it must have been at the very end of the show and I fell asleep before they told it. Did anyone catch it?

 

Runners on first and second with no out; runners try to steal; the batter pops up; the infield fly rule is called so the batter was out; the third base coach stops the runner who was stealing third but the runner stealing second keeps going and passes the other runner so he was out; finally the ball hits the runner as he is retreating to second so he was out.

[sneakypower]

it was a triple steal.

 

in the indians-white sox game with the bases loaded, the pitcher did the fake to 3rd throw to first pickoff move and caught the runner on first in a rundown. the runner on third went home and the catcher couldn't handle the throw. the runners on first and 2nd advanced.

[sweetpeteman]

it was a triple steal.

 

in the indians-white sox game with the bases loaded, the pitcher did the fake to 3rd throw to first pickoff move and caught the runner on first in a rundown. the runner on third went home and the catcher couldn't handle the throw. the runners on first and 2nd advanced.

 

 

Huh? He was asking about the triple play, not the triple steal. (And in this case it should be credited as a caught stealing and an error on who threw the ball.

[TomAZZ]

Did anyone see BBTN last night? They were pitching a story about a wild triple play, but it must have been at the very end of the show and I fell asleep before they told it. Did anyone catch it?

 

Runners on first and second with no out; runners try to steal; the batter pops up; the infield fly rule is called so the batter was out; the third base coach stops the runner who was stealing third but the runner stealing second keeps going and passes the other runner so he was out; finally the ball hits the runner as he is retreating to second so he was out.

 

Very interesting. I figured someone on here heard the story. Thanks!

[sneakypower]

it was a triple steal.

 

in the indians-white sox game with the bases loaded, the pitcher did the fake to 3rd throw to first pickoff move and caught the runner on first in a rundown. the runner on third went home and the catcher couldn't handle the throw. the runners on first and 2nd advanced.

 

 

Huh? He was asking about the triple play, not the triple steal. (And in this case it should be credited as a caught stealing and an error on who threw the ball.

i didnt see the 2nd post that talked about the TP or hear about the triple play.

 

they were probably ruled as steals because the runner on third beat the throw home, but the bobbling of the ball enabled the other two runners to steal 2nd and 3rd.

[chuckywang]

Did anyone see BBTN last night? They were pitching a story about a wild triple play, but it must have been at the very end of the show and I fell asleep before they told it. Did anyone catch it?

 

Runners on first and second with no out; runners try to steal; the batter pops up; the infield fly rule is called so the batter was out; the third base coach stops the runner who was stealing third but the runner stealing second keeps going and passes the other runner so he was out; finally the ball hits the runner as he is retreating to second so he was out.

 

Now I'm wondering if this should, by the official rulebook, be a triple play. It would seem to me that once an infield fly rule is called, then the ball is "dead in the air". Can the runner going back to second really be out if the ball his him in this case?

 

That triple play story happened in some spring training game, so I doubt the umps were real sticklers for the rules during such an esoteric baseball scenario.

[NonProfitCow]

Did anyone see BBTN last night? They were pitching a story about a wild triple play, but it must have been at the very end of the show and I fell asleep before they told it. Did anyone catch it?

 

Runners on first and second with no out; runners try to steal; the batter pops up; the infield fly rule is called so the batter was out; the third base coach stops the runner who was stealing third but the runner stealing second keeps going and passes the other runner so he was out; finally the ball hits the runner as he is retreating to second so he was out.

 

Now I'm wondering if this should, by the official rulebook, be a triple play. It would seem to me that once an infield fly rule is called, then the ball is "dead in the air". Can the runner going back to second really be out if the ball his him in this case?

 

That triple play story happened in some spring training game, so I doubt the umps were real sticklers for the rules during such an esoteric baseball scenario.

The batter is automatically out, but runners advance on their own risk. On a caught infield fly, a runner must tag up in order to be eligible to advance, as on any catch. If the infield fly falls to fair ground untouched, or is touched and dropped, runners need not tag up. In either case, since the batter is out, the force play on other runners is removed.

[17 Seconds]

it was a triple steal.

 

in the indians-white sox game with the bases loaded, the pitcher did the fake to 3rd throw to first pickoff move and caught the runner on first in a rundown. the runner on third went home and the catcher couldn't handle the throw. the runners on first and 2nd advanced.

 

 

Huh? He was asking about the triple play, not the triple steal. (And in this case it should be credited as a caught stealing and an error on who threw the ball.

i didnt see the 2nd post that talked about the TP or hear about the triple play.

 

they were probably ruled as steals because the runner on third beat the throw home, but the bobbling of the ball enabled the other two runners to steal 2nd and 3rd.

 

But you realize that the original post had nothing to do with a triple steal, right?