Where are you and you're baseball conundrums?
Even though I rarely answered one correctly, I enjoyed poring over weird baseball situations...




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[This message has been edited by victory (edited 3/9/2004 4:16p).]

Let's start by stretching and warming up a bit.

Runner on first, no outs.
The batter hits a liner at the first baseman, who dives at it but traps the ball (no catch).
The runner from first, thinking a catch had been made, gets back to first base.
The first baseman tags 1st base and then the runner (who is standing on first).

You make the call.

batter is out, runner is safe.

both out

Batter is out runner is safe. So long as he tags the runner when he's on the base.

batter out, runner safe

batter out, runner safe... had he tagged the runner first, then the base, both would have been out.

[This message has been edited by sodiumacetate (edited 3/9/2004 10:28p).]

batter out, runner safe.

runner is safe bc he tagged first base first which eliminated the force play at second.

if he would have tagged the runner first then the first base both would be out.

#1 Stunner is correct. Now I'm sure LSU89 will point out something we all missed.

Completely off topic, but it's Watersmeet Nimrods, nimrod!!

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Well done.

The batter/runner is ruled out. This removes the force play against the runner on first, who is safe.

At the moment the runner at first was tagged, he was not forced (the batter/runner already out).

I like you LSU89.

nm

[This message has been edited by sodiumacetate (edited 3/11/2004 12:49a).]