3173 - PBP possible weirdness - infield hit & no advance

mhjohann · 03-27-2007, 12:12 AM

Have seen this 3 times in playing out about 70 games. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. Infield hit - runners do not advance. Granted it is not a force situation with first base open but wouldn't the runners always be running with 2 outs?

Solonor · 03-27-2007, 12:37 AM

Not necessarily.

Depending on the situation and instructions from the manager, they might be off with the pitch, or they might go on contact, or they might wait and see. Since there is no force out at home, even with two outs it's not always a good idea to go charging to the plate. If the batter actually got an infield hit out of it, part of the reason might be because the runners did NOT go, and the only play the fielder had was to first.

ravinhood · 03-27-2007, 01:53 AM

I guess I could think of a situation like that where the ball takes a thud right in front of the plate and only dribbles a few feet left or right....the 3b runner would have to be on his toes though to realize that the batter can make it to 1st while he could never make it home and be safe. You'd have to have some people on their toes for a situation like this though a 3b coach and the base runner both. Three times in 70 games though seems a bit much. This should be one of those 1 in a million type of situations I think. I've watched a lot of baseball games in my lifetime and I've never seen this happen in real life situations.

Solonor · 03-27-2007, 06:27 AM

I can buy that. Last night I TT'd a problem with there being too many infield hits to begin with (TT#3161).

This one is TT#3173.

Nutlaw · 04-06-2007, 09:11 PM

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03-27-2007, 12:12 AM	#1
mhjohann Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 20	3173 - PBP possible weirdness - infield hit & no advance Have seen this 3 times in playing out about 70 games. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. Infield hit - runners do not advance. Granted it is not a force situation with first base open but wouldn't the runners always be running with 2 outs?

03-27-2007, 12:37 AM	#2
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,459	Not necessarily. Depending on the situation and instructions from the manager, they might be off with the pitch, or they might go on contact, or they might wait and see. Since there is no force out at home, even with two outs it's not always a good idea to go charging to the plate. If the batter actually got an infield hit out of it, part of the reason might be because the runners did NOT go, and the only play the fielder had was to first. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

03-27-2007, 06:27 AM	#4
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,459	I can buy that. Last night I TT'd a problem with there being too many infield hits to begin with (TT#3161). This one is TT#3173. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

03-27-2007, 01:53 AM	#3
ravinhood Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 374 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I guess I could think of a situation like that where the ball takes a thud right in front of the plate and only dribbles a few feet left or right....the 3b runner would have to be on his toes though to realize that the batter can make it to 1st while he could never make it home and be safe. You'd have to have some people on their toes for a situation like this though a 3b coach and the base runner both. Three times in 70 games though seems a bit much. This should be one of those 1 in a million type of situations I think. I've watched a lot of baseball games in my lifetime and I've never seen this happen in real life situations.

04-06-2007, 09:11 PM	#5
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	This was claimed fixed in the first patch. If you continue to have trouble with this issue, please contact a moderator to reopen this thread.