2014 West Regional - McMinnville, OR

[wildcat11]

Cats get lucky

I'll take it.   

[CAT BAT 22]

Cats get lucky

I'll take it.   

No doubt.  What a brutal way to lose though.  Almost a partial repayment on the 'miracle in the mud' grudge I still harbor. 

[Westside]

If I didn't know the score, I would've guessed Linfield won 9-3 or so. They looked better in every phase of the game except for hitting with RISP. Ten guys left on base. Gotta convert to win it all.

[wildcat11]

If I didn't know the score, I would've guessed Linfield won 9-3 or so. They looked better in every phase of the game except for hitting with RISP. Ten guys left on base. Gotta convert to win it all.

Agreed 100%...Linfield has so many chances to put distance between themselves and UWSP and the longer they didn't the more it was setting up as an upset......

Have to do better tomorrow.

[OxyBob]

So Point hits what should have been a HR in the Bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game 3-3.  However on an appeal, batter is said to have missed first base so the run is taken off the board.

See MLB Rule 7.10.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/runner_7.jsp

OxyBob

EDIT: Go to 1:39 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUxIPfltkcw

[mr_b]

30+ years of baseball... I've never seen a HR where the batter was called out for missing a bag during his home run trot.  Cats get lucky

I've seen it happen one time at our home field.  The opponents' lead-off batter hit one into the bleachers -- his first round-tripper of the year -- and he was so elated that he missed the first base bag by several feet -- obvious to everyone in our first-base dugout.  Our coach appealed and the batter was called out.  The next batter hit a clean single up the middle for what would be their only hit of the game.

Incidentally, I believe the play should be scored an unassisted putout to the closest fielder, so in this case 3-U.

[cubs]

So Point hits what should have been a HR in the Bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game 3-3.  However on an appeal, batter is said to have missed first base so the run is taken off the board.

See MLB Rule 7.10.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/runner_7.jsp

OxyBob

EDIT: Go to 1:39 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUxIPfltkcw

Not sure why you are "replying" to me....  I didn't question the call.  I just stated what happened moments after the play.

[108 Stitches]

CLU wins and moves on to UW-SP game later this evening.

[D O.C.]

Not sure why you are "replying" to me

You don't read enough boards because you're just a cub.
When you are a bear you will have figured it out.

Mishap In the Mud equal to Mystery Base

[Strike1]

Hitter was celebrating his game tying homer before getting to first base and seemed to get distracted by his first base coach to get in that last second high five which caused him to break stride and miss the base. Tough break for sure! Umpire was clearly standing right there about five feet away staring at the whole thing.

[Ralph Turner]

So Point hits what should have been a HR in the Bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game 3-3.  However on an appeal, batter is said to have missed first base so the run is taken off the board.

See MLB Rule 7.10.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/runner_7.jsp

OxyBob

EDIT: Go to 1:39 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUxIPfltkcw

Thanks OxyBob

7.10
Any runner shall be called out, on appeal, when --
(a) After a fly ball is caught, he fails to retouch his original base before he or his original base is tagged;
Rule 7.10(a) Comment: “Retouch,” in this rule, means to tag up and start from a contact with the base after the ball is caught. A runner is not permitted to take a flying start from a position in back of his base.
(b) With the ball in play, while advancing or returning to a base, he fails to touch each base in order before he, or a missed base, is tagged.
APPROVED RULING: (1) No runner may return to touch a missed base after a following runner has scored. (2) When the ball is dead, no runner may return to touch a missed base or one he has left after he has advanced to and touched a base beyond the missed base.
Rule 7.10(b) Comment: PLAY. (a) Batter hits ball out of park or ground rule double and misses first base (ball is dead)—he may return to first base to correct his mistake before he touches second but if he touches second he may not return to first and if defensive team appeals he is declared out at first.

Who caught the missed touch for Linfield and made the appeal?  Thanks

[Ralph Turner]

CLU wins and moves on to UW-SP game later this evening.

Another 1-run game!

[Westside]

Man, I can't tell if I should be embarrassed or entertained by the Stevens Point fans, hah. The pack of women sit there and berate every single call made. It usually makes no sense, what they say, and it is pretty much only negativity towards the ump. Thank you for keeping me entertained.

[wildcat11]

Ralph...the local mac paper said Bro saw it.

[Strike1]

Bro, a relief pitcher and the first base umpire.