The Orioles pulled off a strange triple play at the expense of the Red Sox in Boston’s 5-2 win on May 2. With runners on first and second and no outs in the bottom of the eighth, Jackie Bradley Jr. skied a popup behind shortstop. O’s shortstop, J.J. Hardy, called off right fielder Joey Rickard before the ball fell between […]
The Red Sox were the victims of a crazy triple play in Boston on May 2, 2017 when the Orioles turned three on a pop up to shallow left field. Once you have seen the play, you might come to your own conclusion as to whether the pop fly hit by Jackie Bradley, Jr. should […]
The Orioles pulled off a strange triple play at the expense of the Red Sox in Boston’s 5-2 win on May 2. With runners on first and second and no outs in the bottom of the eighth, Jackie Bradley Jr. skied a popup behind shortstop. O’s shortstop, J.J. Hardy, called off right fielder Joey Rickard before the ball fell between […]
When possible, a runner should never avoid a tag by going laterally (horizontally) to his right or left. By doing so, he is restricting himself to the 3-foot baseline rule. When possible it’s best to fall to the ground or backpedal when avoiding a tag. This buys time for all runners, including himself. Let’s see […]
Before the advent of the instant replay, one of the concerns that umpires had was: where to place multiple runners when a fielder traps the ball or doesn’t make a catch and the play is ruled a catch? The answer is, umpires have the authority to place the runners at the base/bases they would have […]