That's when you sink to your knees, put your head in your hands and just sit there because you know you'll only live that down if you do something stupider.
Rangers 4, Guardians 2. Even without this error, they might have lost. The runner could have scored on a hit from the next batter. And the final run was a solo home run in the next inning.
Nobody focused in little league, especially if you played the outfield. Kids would wander around, chase butterflies, sit down and dig a hole, whatever to entertain themselves.
Yeah but some of us got screamed at by the coach every practice for it. Then at games the families and the coach would yell at us. The only time a ball would come out to the outfield was when the coach was hitting but we were damned well to stand there like idiots on hot afternoons for hours watching….
Still loath sports in general decades later for that shit. All the good is still built on a foundation of shit.
When there is a fly out, any base runners who are still at their original base can try to advance. This is often called tagging up as runners start running as soon as the ball is hit and then have to return to touch their original base once the ball is caught. There is a play called a sacrifice fly where the batter hits a ball deep and high, usually to right field. A runner on 3rd has enough time to run home to score before the fielder can return the ball.
Kinda. Since that only made 2 outs, and not 3, the runner on base was still "on base." So he could still try to advance..and he did when player threw it into stands instead of back infield.
The correct thing would be to throw to the base the runner might advance to.
No, but almost. The ball was not live because it would be deemed out of play once thrown out of the field. Out of play balls constitute one or two free base advances; two in this case because of where the runner was when the ball was thrown.
In baseball the ball is always in play until the third out is made (unless some requests a time out). The fielder lost track and figured that was the third out. Wrong, only the second. He threw the still "live" ball to a fan. Without the ball the runner could just run home with no one to stop him.
To clarify, he threw the ball out of play. The throw was made with runners already on base, so those runners get to advance 2 bases due to the out-of-play ball, not because they can continue to steal bases.
There was still a runner taking up bases. The original catch only affects the batter. Others on the other bases can still try to steal other bases. So he should've thrown it to the basemen to either touch the base or the runners to get them out. So when he threw it outside the field, he pretty much gave those runners a homerun. One the positive side, there was only one, so they opposing team got one extra point.
snixsys
Bizarkly
Welp -- *that* was a ballsy move... 🤦♂️
yalczero
That's when you sink to your knees, put your head in your hands and just sit there because you know you'll only live that down if you do something stupider.
Bundalicious
Holy fuck. I've watched over a whole handful of baseball games in life and I have never seen that happen, EVER.
lordgaga88
It happens often enough even in mlb.
kaijuuGold
cleveland rocks -other team probs
SlamCampbell
Its not his fault, God was too busy giving him an enormous dumper and forgot the brains part.
I feel that pain every day....
evilgriff
KamikazeGerbil101
khaoselement
Baseball is so boring even the players forget what's going on.
xj4low
Not paying attention to the game. Just kind of existing in the field. I'm sure his team was real happy with that after. Anyone know the final score?'
Bastion144
Rangers 4, Guardians 2. Even without this error, they might have lost. The runner could have scored on a hit from the next batter. And the final run was a solo home run in the next inning.
NobodyHereIsGoingToBeSplittingTheAtomMarty
Team was actually very supportive in the dugout. He’s a brand new rookie and the team has great dynamics.
Sigge1981
Ouff. A rookie, too. I wonder what his nickname will be for the rest of his career for that team.
DancesLikeDriftwood
He's gonna be hearing about that for a while
poscduke
Ajinxedchef
Then he has to stand out there in LF until they get another out with everyone looking at him and laughing.
BeckyLookAtHerButt
Runner on base strolled home?
UnattendedDeviant
Yes. Luckily, for him, only one.
mrbadxampl
2 base error
Kazpur81S
“…..and guess who got sent back to the minors “
Resistance1000
Kangaroo court is now in session in the clubhouse.
manhands
It’s so boring even the players aren’t watching.
kisselFL
UnattendedDeviant
Ouch. Dude will be apologizing for a while back in the dugout.
NobodyHereIsGoingToBeSplittingTheAtomMarty
The team was very supportive. Ingle is brand new and the team has great dynamics.
UnattendedDeviant
I would assume as much, thanks for the update.
djhash
If that was me (and with my adhd and anxiety it most likely would've happened to me).. this is me a few seconds later:
camn333
Idontneedrealfacts
I was weeded out of T-ball due to my ADHD. Baseball is unforgiving on people without focus
Flooferdoof
As most things are.
MechKelly
Nobody focused in little league, especially if you played the outfield. Kids would wander around, chase butterflies, sit down and dig a hole, whatever to entertain themselves.
frozenlake247
Yeah but some of us got screamed at by the coach every practice for it. Then at games the families and the coach would yell at us. The only time a ball would come out to the outfield was when the coach was hitting but we were damned well to stand there like idiots on hot afternoons for hours watching….
Still loath sports in general decades later for that shit. All the good is still built on a foundation of shit.
Nukls
that's a new kind of error
BeckyLookAtHerButt
Fan Service
mrbadxampl
nah, happens here and there... Larry Walker did it once too
BarryTheCyborg
THERE'S ONE EVERY SEASON.
BananaForScaIe
Sure, with that attitude.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Because he threw it?
Coyotebd
When there is a fly out, any base runners who are still at their original base can try to advance. This is often called tagging up as runners start running as soon as the ball is hit and then have to return to touch their original base once the ball is caught.
There is a play called a sacrifice fly where the batter hits a ball deep and high, usually to right field. A runner on 3rd has enough time to run home to score before the fielder can return the ball.
anarchoFeline
not because he threw it but because of where he threw it
Huor
Yes.
UnattendedDeviant
Kinda. Since that only made 2 outs, and not 3, the runner on base was still "on base." So he could still try to advance..and he did when player threw it into stands instead of back infield.
The correct thing would be to throw to the base the runner might advance to.
fallenpenguin82
He was awarded 2 bases after the ball went (was thrown) out of play. Since he was on 2nd, his two bases got him home.
thror
was only the 2nd out, so the ball was still "live". nothing stopping the baserunner from just walking home
fallenpenguin82
No, but almost. The ball was not live because it would be deemed out of play once thrown out of the field. Out of play balls constitute one or two free base advances; two in this case because of where the runner was when the ball was thrown.
glovelyday
In baseball the ball is always in play until the third out is made (unless some requests a time out). The fielder lost track and figured that was the third out. Wrong, only the second. He threw the still "live" ball to a fan. Without the ball the runner could just run home with no one to stop him.
fallenpenguin82
To clarify, he threw the ball out of play. The throw was made with runners already on base, so those runners get to advance 2 bases due to the out-of-play ball, not because they can continue to steal bases.
RAJrios
I did not know that limitation, thank you.
BananaForScaIe
Baseball is a sport where almost every rule is cause some human tried something stupid. Unlike those other totally logical sports, of course.
djhash
There was still a runner taking up bases. The original catch only affects the batter. Others on the other bases can still try to steal other bases. So he should've thrown it to the basemen to either touch the base or the runners to get them out. So when he threw it outside the field, he pretty much gave those runners a homerun. One the positive side, there was only one, so they opposing team got one extra point.
SparrowTail3
And people say Cricket is confusing T_T
Trimule
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
So... he fucked up is what you're saying, no?
djhash
yes he did done fucked up.
lukebagpiper2
In simpler terms, he thought his catch made three outs and end of inning. Done counted wrong
RamanBiot
Do we know if that mistake cost them the game?
JD67
Cleveland lost 4-2, so that did represent the go-ahead and eventual winning run https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians-rookie-cooper-ingle-throws-live-ball-stands-texas-rcna352549
RamanBiot