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That got your attention, didn't it? Mission accomplished. The reason I said that is because everyone else is assuming that the 3B continued to paying full attention when she heard "strike 3." So, I thought I'd do a little assuming of my own to prove a point. The point is that it's unknown what...

The throw wasn't errant - the 3B would have caught it, but she thought the inning was over, so she wasn't paying attention.

Like I said before, how do you know that the 3rd baseman didn't take one step toward the dugout when she heard strike 3, and that one step made the difference between her catching and not catching the ball? The ball was thrown into LF, but that doesn't mean the throw wasn't very close to being...

How do you guys know that the 3rd baseman didn't take one step toward the dugout when she heard strike 3, and that played a part in the ball going into left field? Or maybe, she just wasn't looking. Only the 3B would probably know for sure. The simple solution is in my previous post. The ball...

It would be really simple if there was a rule that said something like "if the umpire mistakenly makes a call that could cause anyone to think that the inning is over, the ball is dead. No runners can advance, and no outs can be made." Problem solved.

Luckily, each team has a defense.

Not enough information - we don't know if the batter beat the 1st baseman to the base or not. :thumb:

You can tell the difference between 5.0% and 4.9%??

Why complicate it? It's 3 feet. The number of steps doesn't matter.

What if it's a hair extension that came off?

It could be fair or foul. :cool:

I'd say a 30' dribbler towards 3rd base is a poorer hit ball, and sometimes that results in a HIT. So, it's not a big deal if an infield pop-up is 1 out and not 2. The IFF rule helps to prevent intentional drops, and makes things a little easier on the umpires and runners. It probably...

If you draw an imaginary line from 1st base to 3rd base, the pitcher must pitch from behind that line. If the rubber was 46' (Little League distance) from home plate, then the pitcher would be barely behind that line. OK, I made that up. But that's the only thing I can think of. :p

Or, go back to the base and tag up. :thumb:

It has to be legal to be creative. Plus, baseball players first did it over 100 years ago.