In the bottom of the seventh inning of the Milwaukee Brewers' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, official scorer Bob Webb ruled Andy LaRoche's hit a single rather than an error.Turns out, he was right.
Webb explained that when Brewers ace CC Sabathia tried to bare-hand LaRoche's soft grounder before dropping the ball, the runner was already 2/3 of the way down the first baseline, therefore ruling it a hit.
This became the difference between a no-hitter and a one-hitter, which is why the Brewers' so passionately lobbied for the ruling to be changed. However, MLB agreed with Webb, and after further review, the play stands.
The end.
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2 comments:
Bullcrap.
Not only was the runner going to beat the throw, but according to the rules, errors may be charged only on plays which could have been made "with normal effort." A running, barehanded pickup of grounder constitutes much more than "normal effort." So there is no way that batter could have been legally credited with a hit.
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