*** ALDS Game 2: Yankees vs. Indians (Pettite/Carmona)

[ajmargarine]

This is the ballgame right here folks [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[Chrisman886]

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Question - is there a rule that all the fielders must be in the field of play when the ball is pitched? One of the announcers brought up the fact that if Viz threw a wild pitch during the IBB, Lofton would come home - why wouldn't the Yankees put a player behind the catcher to prevent this very unlikely scenario?

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This has been brought up before. From what I understand there is a rule preventing this.

[Kos13]

Droob...die.

[SL__72]

Pronk!

[tolbiny]

WTF, Has Asdrubal been taking BP with A rod?

[Kos13]

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WTF, Has Asdrubal been taking BP with Barfield?

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[kyleb]

WTFWSDGSDHGKJDSGKJDSGHSDGDGdfgdfhdfgdfg

[Pudge714]

Kos,
The thing about the math is there are a ton of variables like how often lead runner will get out etc.

If I was in the MLB I would spite drop infield flys.

[Kos13]

This is THE guy to have up, though...even if his pronky-power is gone, he walks like a mofo.

[ajmargarine]

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Question - is there a rule that all the fielders must be in the field of play when the ball is pitched? One of the announcers brought up the fact that if Viz threw a wild pitch during the IBB, Lofton would come home - why wouldn't the Yankees put a player behind the catcher to prevent this very unlikely scenario?

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This has been brought up before. From what I understand there is a rule preventing this.

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Ya, that's why during an IBB the catcher keeps a foot in the catcher's box so he's not out of play.