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Why are caught foul tips with <2 strikes not outs?
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:04 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:04 pm
With 2 strikes its considered a strike out. Sure. Fine.
But I’ve always thought it’s bizarre that if happens in a count with less than 2 strikes the hitter gets to hit a ball that the defense catches and he’s not out. What’s the rationale behind that unnecessary exception to the basic premise of baseball?
But I’ve always thought it’s bizarre that if happens in a count with less than 2 strikes the hitter gets to hit a ball that the defense catches and he’s not out. What’s the rationale behind that unnecessary exception to the basic premise of baseball?
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Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:06 pm to Hester Carries
Because it’s a tip
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:06 pm to Hester Carries
Because that’s just baseball.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:07 pm to Hester Carries
Because that’s the rule...
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:09 pm to Hester Carries
The first 3 responses literally mean “I have no fricking clue but I feel the need to answer in some way”
This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:09 pm to Hester Carries
A tip is far easier for a catcher to catch than any other way the ball comes off the bat. Almost to the point where the catch is almost automatic because the ball is displaced so little. The catcher rarely has to react to it.
So it’s just a way to give an advantage to the hitter and make the game more interesting. Foul tip outs (not on a 3rd strike) would be boring.
So it’s just a way to give an advantage to the hitter and make the game more interesting. Foul tip outs (not on a 3rd strike) would be boring.
This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:10 pm to Hester Carries
The same reason why fumbles out of the endzone are touchbacks for the other team
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:11 pm to Hester Carries
B/c it's a live ball.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:11 pm to WestCoastAg
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The same reason why fumbles out of the endzone are touchbacks for the other team
I highly doubt it’s the same reason lol
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:11 pm to Hester Carries
Because a foul tip that is caught is counted as a strike and not a foul ball.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:12 pm to burdman
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Because a foul tip that is caught is counted as a strike and not a foul ball.
Yeah dude. That’s the whole point of this thread haha
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:13 pm to Hester Carries
I didn’t read the whole OP. My bad
ETA: I guess I should’ve said think of it as a swing and miss but that wouldn’t answer the framing of the question
This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:14 pm to Hester Carries
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Because a foul tip that is caught is counted as a strike and not a foul ball.
Yeah dude. That’s the whole point of this thread haha
Yet he answered correctly. You're seeing the tips prior to 2 strikes as fouls. They're not. They're strikes/tips. So the rule doesn't change. Your interpretation of the rule changes.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:19 pm to Hester Carries
Because baseball is boring as shite as it is. The people in the 1800s called it a do over cause the batter had a club and the umpire did not. So do over is the rule
And baseball can’t change any rules ever
And baseball can’t change any rules ever
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:22 pm to JJ27
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You're seeing the tips prior to 2 strikes as fouls. They're not. They're strikes/tips.
They are baseballs that were hit by a bat that were caught before hitting the ground.
The designation “tip” comes from the rule that I’m questioning.
I understand the rule defines them differently and treats them differently.
I understand everything about the rule and it’s implementation.
I simply don’t understand why it exists. And neither do any of you apparently
This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:22 pm to Hester Carries
It’s treated as a swing and miss
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:23 pm to Hester Carries
Why can I run through 1st base, but not 3rd?
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:23 pm to Hester Carries
I think one of the reasons is to prevent cheap doubling up of baserunners.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:23 pm to fightin tigers
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Why can I run through 1st base, but not 3rd?
Good one. Start a thread
Posted on 3/16/21 at 9:25 pm to Master of Sinanju
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I think one of the reasons is to prevent cheap doubling up of baserunners
Now we’re fricking cooking.
First actual answer. Never considered this.
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