Baseball scoring decisions

[J_V]

Double play ball, third basemen steps on third forcing the runner, throws to first, the throw hits the first basemen square in the letters and has the runner beat by 8 feet. First basemend drops the ball and the runner is safe. Is this an error?

Or is there never an error on the backend of a double play?

This happened to Derek Lee yesterday and it wasn't ruled an error.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Never an error. Scoring decisions cannot assume a double play.

[StlCardsBlues]

You can never assume a double play, so no error. I know sometimes it seems retarded, but that's the way it is.

B.

[PokerFink]

I guess they do it to take the subjective element out of it, ie "I think he would have been safe so it's an error." Then again, most error scoring is subjective, so it's a stupid rule.

But a rule nonetheless.

[Sadat X]

A little off topic, but you guys seem to know your scoring:

Lets say there's and error with 2 outs in the inning. If the next guy up hits a homer how many earned runs (if any) is that for the pitcher?

[RedBean]

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A little off topic, but you guys seem to know your scoring:

Lets say there's and error with 2 outs in the inning. If the next guy up hits a homer how many earned runs (if any) is that for the pitcher?

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I thought this was common knowledge, but it would be no earned runs as the error would have been the third out.

[2+2 wannabe]

baseball scoring is lame

[goofball]

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baseball scoring is lame

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You're lame.

[bugstud]

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baseball scoring is lame

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You're lame.

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I think there aren't nearly enough errors called, some of these rules are part of them.

Also, no rbi on gidp but one on sac fly seems stupid.

[Baxter]

Guy hits behind a runner to get him to third, sacrifice?