Talk:Baserunning

Merge[edit]

Should we combine baserunning and baserunner? --Locarno 21:42, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Oops[edit]

My edit log for my recent edit should read:

rv, see rule 6.09(b). He is a runner while on the way to first base, even if thrown/tagged out.

-- Coneslayer 2005 July 6 14:27 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll go read the rule, but what I don't understand is this: If the third stike is not caught and first base is open, the batter is not simply awarded first base, he always has to run there. Is this not true?

OK, nevermind, I see my problem. I misunderstood the claus leading up to the list as meaning "being on base" rather than "becoming a baserunner". So I understand now why my edit was incorrect. Thanks! Synaptidude 6 July 2005 19:07 (UTC)

No problem, I figured you were thinking along those lines. My brain sometimes gets twisted around reading the official rules, too. -- Coneslayer 2005 July 6 19:20 (UTC)

Tagging up, leave when touched or caught?[edit]

I've changed the wording to "legally caught" because this is what the MLB rule 7.08(d) says:

Any runner is out when (d) He fails to retouch his base after a fair or foul ball is legally caught before he, or his base, is tagged by a fielder.

As I understand it, a bobbled ball is not legally caught until the fielder has secure posession of it. Thus a baserunner has to wait, and can't break on first touch. If I am misunderstanding the rule, please feel free to explain how. (The rules are available at mlb.com, BTW.) -- Coneslayer 15:58, 2005 July 11 (UTC)

The rules state that the runner can leave the base as soon as the fielder has touched the ball. Were this not so, any outfielder could prevent a sacrifice fly by juggling the ball continually while running towards the infield and only securing it when safely in front of the runner. Obviously, this would get silly very soon! WHPratt (talk) 12:19, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I cited and quoted the relevant MLB rule above. The rule does not appear the have changed in the 4+ years since I wrote that. Do you have a reliable source for your claim that "the rules state" otherwise? -- Coneslayer (talk) 12:41, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Rule 2.00 (Catch) Comment: A catch is legal if the ball is finally held by any fielder, even though juggled, or held by another fielder before it touches the ground. Runners may leave their bases the instant the first fielder touches the ball. ... "

Emphases mine. WHPratt (talk) 16:49, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thanks. I've updated the article. -- Coneslayer (talk) 16:59, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to help. We thrashed this over in Little League some 40 years ago on a clumsy catch. WHPratt (talk) 01:10, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

I've wondered, is there any kind of rule on what happens when a baserunner is hit by the ball after another player hits it? Kraki 01:17, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. Assuming it has not bounded directly past a fielder, that runner is out for interference. See also Interference_(baseball)#Offensive_interference. Locarno 18:33, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

question: with wich hand do you dive back on the base patch?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by ALBERTMAN61 (talk • contribs) 00:19, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]