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Post by jimed14 on Jul 10, 2015 9:57:24 GMT -5
Play-by-play says Benintendi had a sac fly to SS. That's pretty interesting No big deal. In youth baseball we teach runners on 3rd with < 2 outs to tag whenever an infielder turns his back to the infield or takes a route that is at least perpendicular to the line of a throw to the plate when chasing down a pop fly. Another reason why we teach the OF to call off the IF and make the catch whenever possible. Baseball 101. I remember I did that when I was something like 8. Everyone on the other team was yelling that I couldn't advance on a foul out. Ha. My other favorite thing was to block 2nd base on stolen bases (playing SS). The runners would slide and never reach the base. The umps never called me for it.
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Jul 10, 2015 11:43:59 GMT -5
No big deal. In youth baseball we teach runners on 3rd with < 2 outs to tag whenever an infielder turns his back to the infield or takes a route that is at least perpendicular to the line of a throw to the plate when chasing down a pop fly. Another reason why we teach the OF to call off the IF and make the catch whenever possible. Baseball 101. Well, I don't know that I'd say it's "no big deal." I'm guessing the shortstops in the youth baseball league you're referring to don't have professional-caliber arms yet. Well, Duh. Presumably a pro infielder would have to be in a more difficult position to make a throw home than a youth baseball infielder before you send the runner, but the principle is still the same. What if an infielder has to stretch to catch a pop fly and trips over his feet -- or has to dive to get the ball -- or collides with an OF as he is catching the ball? Any of these circumstances, or others, could score a run if the runner is properly tagged. I wouldn't think that a SF with an infielder recording the putout would be all that rare, even at the major league level. I bet it happens or should happen at least a few times a season per team.
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