Scoring questions....

[thekimmer]

Looking at the pop fly triple in LF last night I have a question about scoring. The play was scored a hit even though it was obviously one that should have been made fairly easily. Is that because the player did not touch the ball? If so then why is an infielder charged with an error when a ball squirts underneath the glove without being touched?

Is the answer that its really a judgement call by the official scorer? If so I know I've seen much tougher boots on the infield scored errors than that one.

Just curious.

 

[missouridawg]

Errors typically aren't

Looking at the pop fly triple in LF last night I have a question about scoring. The play was scored a hit even though it was obviously one that should have been made fairly easily. Is that because the player did not touch the ball? If so then why is an infielder charged with an error when a ball squirts underneath the glove without being touched?

Is the answer that its really a judgement call by the official scorer? If so I know I've seen much tougher boots on the infield scored errors than that one.

Just curious.

Given out unless the fielder makes an error himself. A ball getting lost in the lights/sky is more likely bad luck... Not a human error. Similar to a bad hop that jumps over an infielder.

 

[Shamoan]

home cooking judgement call. happened to break up a perfect game a couple of years ago where three players converged in the majors and each thought the other was going to catch it. i was scored a hit (for the home team if i recall correctly) thus eliminating a no-hitter. it happens.

 

[thekimmer]

In the grand scheme it doesn't matter....

home cooking judgement call. happened to break up a perfect game a couple of years ago where three players converged in the majors and each thought the other was going to catch it. i was scored a hit (for the home team if i recall correctly) thus eliminating a no-hitter. it happens.

Except to the players involved. A run scored is a run scored. The poor pitcher gets hit with a double whammy. He's charged with a hit and an earned run he didn't deserve. The batter gets credited for a triple he didn't earn, and the stats of the player who is screwed up doesn't take the hit it deserves. I guess he owes the pitcher an RBI saving web gem catch to get even.

 

[elsid76]

Outfield scoring is very difficult and as stated before very much a judgement call by the scorer, factoring in sun or lights, etc.
One odd note to this is that sometimes the best outfielders will get charged with an error because they got a good read, good
jump and then almost catch a fly that others would not have ever gotten to.
Now let's win again tonight.