3rd Strike Bunt?? If you bunt foul with two strikes, You're Out.?
I'd always wondered why and your question made me look into it. An article available in .pdf format from the NYTimes website shows that the rule was changed in 1894, though no reason is given. So I searched for bunt and the year 1894 and ca
How could you play baseball with 6 or 8 people?
First, we always played pitchers hand for outs and you have to pull the ball, anything to the opposite field and you were out. We played with 4 people sometimes when we were kids and those two rules always worked.
Change up yes. Slide
Baseball & Football rules??
Baseball: The objective is to score as more runs than the opposing team. A run is scored when a player sucessfully rounds all 4 bases without being put out. There are 9 players on defense in the field and 9 on offense (these 9 come to home plate i
What rules changes would you make if you were commissioner?
I agree 100% with the hit batsman.
Lifetime ban with any illegal performance enhancing drug.
Eliminate the phantom tag at second base on double plays. The player needs to touch the base with the ball. Sometimes they are 2-4
DH in American league?
To answer this easily, let's take the example of David Ortiz of the Red Sox. He bats third in the red sox line up as th DH. If he were hurt, another player could come in a assume his spot and bat 3rd as the new DH.
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What do you think about this?
I watched the same game and even thought i'm rooting for the diamondbacks..i thought that call was not consistant with how baseball is normally called. so i guuuuuuuuesss..i kinda agree.
Indians got lucky aignan!!!!!!!!1?
Yankees are just not good, there good at choking but thats it. That got outplayed thats all you can say.
You probably spelled 4 words right
Why Do You Love Baseball?
Baseball is a sport in which one's height, weight, and physical attributes mean nothing. Bud Daily was born deformed. Jim Abbot had only one hand. Freddy Patek was short, and so was Albie Pearson (listed at 5'3" he was actually 5
Reaching over and grabbing a baseball from player?
Don't know what the rule is, but it real does suck when they do that. I've seen other baseball games where the fans have done that. In away it's be nice to see the catcher smack em......LOL
Baseball: Walk-off walk ruling.?
Not sure about Little League rules, but I'll assume it's the same as MLB rules in this case. Little League Baseball has chosen to make people pay to obtain the Rules, so I'll go with MLB here.
The batter must go to first
What is the Deal With the manager's switch hitter challenge?
There are no rules governing switch hitting. What most likely they are referring too is that the manager will bring in a pitcher that throws opposite the current pitcher. The idea of succesful switch-hitting is that it is easier for a right-hand
Why does anyone care whether Barry Bonds used steroids or not?
Well, because he's the face of baseball and the Homerun king. You always have to go after the top athletes. No one cares if, say Jim Sorgi used them. He's the backup to Peyton Manning, so no one would care. Now if say, Brette Favre (whic
Someone want to explain baseball to me?
hmm i would say watch a game on tv and listen to the announcers. you'll be able to figure it out, trust me. it's not super complicated. i started watching baseball when i was 8 years old and it took me a few months to get it downpacked
Where is the instant replay in baseball????????
NO NO NO NO NO.............. #1 rule of a baseball player, do NOT leave it in the umpires hands. Called looking at strike 3, too bad, trapped a ball instead of catching it, too bad, you can NOT leave the game up to the umpires, room for error is o