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re: Is there a such thing as a ground rule in the park Hr??
Posted on 3/22/15 at 7:09 pm to lsutigers1992
Posted on 3/22/15 at 7:09 pm to lsutigers1992
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I remember playing in a 12 year old league at a field with no fence (I'm old). One of my teammates hit a ball so hard it hit the elementary school like 300 feet away on one bounce. He crossed home plate before they even got the ball back to the infield. The umpires called it a home run and the other team's coach came out of the dugout screaming that it should have been a ground rule double because it hit the school. Apparently that had never happened before and the umpires didn't know what to do about it so they said it was a ground rule double.
I played in a softball league once with a handful of Michigan football players. No fences, and Keith Bostic hit a ball so hard we didn't even try to track it. It cleared the parking lot on one bounce, and it's probably still bouncing and rolling through Siberia or something. Nobody tried to tell him it was a ground rule anything.
Oh yeah, OP? You should definitely scream at the umps, maybe punch one of them out, scream at the other coach, and sue everybody in sight. It's the American way of kids' sports now, and you don't want to fall behind.
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Posted on 3/22/15 at 7:13 pm to ZZTIGERS
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Did this play decide the game?
No it didn't. That's why I didn't put up much of an argument.
Posted on 3/22/15 at 7:57 pm to Hold That Tiger 10
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That's a lot of extra ground for a 12 year old to cover and a ball in the gap is a guaranteed triple or in the park home run.
just seems like the kid would have gotten a in the park hr even if the kid fields the ball and trys to throw him out. batter shouldn't be punished because the ball rolled too far
Posted on 3/22/15 at 8:05 pm to CE Tiger
I've seen MLB players lose what would likely be triples b/c of ground rule double rules. Too bad so sad if you get caught by one.
If a ball rolls under the fence it shouldn't be an auto HR b/c it's an unplayable ball.
It doesn't matter if the kid might have still made an inside the park HR b/c you still have to play it out to see. Maybe he falls on his face while he is running, maybe he pulls a muscle and has to stop, or maybe he is slow as shite and gets caught.
You say the batter shouldn't be punished b/c the ball rolled to far but I say he shouldn't be rewarded b/c the field is poorly maintained.
If a ball rolls under the fence it shouldn't be an auto HR b/c it's an unplayable ball.
It doesn't matter if the kid might have still made an inside the park HR b/c you still have to play it out to see. Maybe he falls on his face while he is running, maybe he pulls a muscle and has to stop, or maybe he is slow as shite and gets caught.
You say the batter shouldn't be punished b/c the ball rolled to far but I say he shouldn't be rewarded b/c the field is poorly maintained.
This post was edited on 3/22/15 at 8:07 pm
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