Expert Analysis
Runner hit by batted ball…..is the runner always out?
Topics: Base Awards, Deflected Ball, Expert Analysis, Placing Runners, Runner Interference, Runners
When a runner is hit by a batted ball, he is not always out. Umpires must assess the situation and apply the proper rule. The most common form of this violation is when a runner is struck by a batted ball in front an infielder and impedes him from making a play. The runner is…
Expert Analysis
The George Brett Pine Tar Game was not the First Pine Tar Game
Topics: Batter, Ejection, protest, Umpire, Uncategorized
It was a steamy July day in New York and George Brett was on fire. He had just stroked a Goose Gossage four-seamer into the Yankee Stadium bleachers for a dramatic two out, ninth inning, home run that put the Royals up 5-4. The Yankees manager, Billy Martin, decided to protest the home run based…