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    • in reply to: Overthrow
    thomasesexton
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    I am in a discussion with a gentleman on another web site (Quora.com) regarding a thrown ball going into dead play area.  My original trivia question to that forum was what 5 ways a player can get on base WITHOUT hitting the baseball.  He and I agreed on 4 of the 5…1) base on balls, 2) hit batter, 3) catcher’s interference, and 4) third strike past ball.  My 5th was a pinch runner.  His 5th was a pick off attempt with the thrown ball by the pitcher going into dead ball territory.  He claims the rules state that the batter is awarded first base, I contend that the batter is not.    Any input from anyone??
    Tommy Sexton Georgia
    • in reply to: Overthrow
    thomasesexton
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    Batter/runner should have been awarded 2nd base in addition to the runner at third being awarded a base?
    Tommy Sexton Georgia
    thomasesexton
    Participant
    Agreed, ataha.  I’ve seen fielders intentionally drop an infield fly to try and coax unknowing runners into believing they have to advance due to the dropped ball.  But, as you say, once the infield fly rule is called, the batter is out and runners are not forced to vacate the base(s) they occupy at the time of the pitch.
    Tommy Sexton Georgia
    thomasesexton
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    tzemaitis: You wrote, “The players have a responsibility to continue to play, and the batter is typically safe at first…”.  Isn’t the batter out on an infield fly?  I guess a better question on my part would be, is an obvious infield fly an infield fly even if not called so by the umpiring crew as was stated in the original post by jrock1214?
    Tommy Sexton Georgia
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