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NFT: Yankees news - Hicks DFA'd

Mad Mike : 5/20/2023 1:32 pm
I guess it was inevitable after the Allen trade.
Wow  
terz22 : 5/20/2023 1:40 pm : link
Didn't think Cash had the balls. Welcome back Greg Allen.
He lost his confidence with the Yankees  
CasualFan : 5/20/2023 1:40 pm : link
Seems like a nice guy. Wish him luck with his next team.
RE: Wow  
Del Shofner : 5/20/2023 1:54 pm : link
In comment 16120238 terz22 said:
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Didn't think Cash had the balls. Welcome back Greg Allen.


This.
A very necessary move.  
Dave in Hoboken : 5/20/2023 1:55 pm : link
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Will never forget this game against the Twins. O  
DC Gmen Fan : 5/20/2023 2:04 pm : link
One of the best regular season games ever. And one of the best catches by Hicks to end it


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we gave up minor league pitcher  
Del Shofner : 5/20/2023 2:07 pm : link
Diego Hernandez and cash for Allen, from the Red Sox AAA team.
I wonder if he decides to keep playing baseball....  
Jacobs #27 : 5/20/2023 2:09 pm : link
or just quit to play golf full time. I don't believe he has any financial incentive to play baseball for the next 3 seasons.
RE: Will never forget this game against the Twins. O  
mfsd : 5/20/2023 2:12 pm : link
In comment 16120258 DC Gmen Fan said:
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One of the best regular season games ever. And one of the best catches by Hicks to end it
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Yup, he was an elite defensive outfielder before he blew out his elbow. Maddeningly streaky and inconsistent as a hitter, but there was a time when he was a valuable player. Just never worth that stupid contact Cash gave him
RE: I wonder if he decides to keep playing baseball....  
Del Shofner : 5/20/2023 2:17 pm : link
In comment 16120263 Jacobs #27 said:
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or just quit to play golf full time. I don't believe he has any financial incentive to play baseball for the next 3 seasons.


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“It is what it is,” Hicks told The Post. “It’s part of the business side of it. Just got to move on to the next chapter.

“This is a very good baseball team,” he added. “It kind of seemed like it wasn’t working out for me. Obviously with the decision they decided to make, maybe somewhere else might be a little bit better.”
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Del Shofner : 5/20/2023 2:19 pm : link
In comment 16120265 mfsd said:
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Yup, he was an elite defensive outfielder before he blew out his elbow. Maddeningly streaky and inconsistent as a hitter, but there was a time when he was a valuable player. Just never worth that stupid contact Cash gave him


He was a good player in his day. But that was in the past - as you say, the contract was the problem. Never made sense.
At  
mitch300 : 5/20/2023 2:32 pm : link
The time the contract was not too bad . 10 million per year is not much. I have to believe ( we will never know) he probably wanted a change of scenery himself.
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mfsd : 5/20/2023 2:42 pm : link
In comment 16120273 mitch300 said:
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The time the contract was not too bad . 10 million per year is not much. I have to believe ( we will never know) he probably wanted a change of scenery himself.


It was the 7 years that was dumb (especially in hindsight - still owe him 3 years $30 million). Guess that was the going rate at the time, but not a good deal for a guy as streaky and injury prone as Hicks
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terz22 : 5/20/2023 3:02 pm : link
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The time the contract was not too bad . 10 million per year is not much. I have to believe ( we will never know) he probably wanted a change of scenery himself.



It was the 7 years that was dumb (especially in hindsight - still owe him 3 years $30 million). Guess that was the going rate at the time, but not a good deal for a guy as streaky and injury prone as Hicks


This. I'll never understand the 7 years either.
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mitch300 : 5/20/2023 3:08 pm : link
Think at the time, the Yankees seen how Cleveland and Atlanta were gambling on in the long run would be cheaper. Remember Hal is a little tight on the payroll. They also did it with Sevy.
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terz22 : 5/20/2023 3:36 pm : link
In comment 16120284 mitch300 said:
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Think at the time, the Yankees seen how Cleveland and Atlanta were gambling on in the long run would be cheaper. Remember Hal is a little tight on the payroll. They also did it with Sevy.


Sort of related but if you want to use the Braves as a model than the Yankees are total failures. If the Yankees were smart they would of locked judge for a long term deal as soon as he won ROY. Would of gotten him for a much lower AAV than he's currently getting thats for damn sure. But what's done is done.
It's about friggin time  
Carson53 : 5/20/2023 3:55 pm : link
on Hicks, long over due Ca$hman!
I doubt anybody trades for that contract, unless they are
A)desperate or B)Yanks pick up about 20 mill now.
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Carson53 : 5/20/2023 3:57 pm : link
In comment 16120291 terz22 said:
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Think at the time, the Yankees seen how Cleveland and Atlanta were gambling on in the long run would be cheaper. Remember Hal is a little tight on the payroll. They also did it with Sevy.



Sort of related but if you want to use the Braves as a model than the Yankees are total failures. If the Yankees were smart they would of locked judge for a long term deal as soon as he won ROY. Would of gotten him for a much lower AAV than he's currently getting thats for damn sure. But what's done is done.
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That Sevy deal has worked out well too...he's been stealing money from this organization!
Whoa, somewhere IKF just let out a load groan....  
Jim in Hoboken : 5/20/2023 4:08 pm : link
Kinda strange though, for Greg Allen? Why? Especially when Florial has been heating up.

Hicks had to go, he's probably relieved to be honest.
Boones lineups  
xman : 5/20/2023 4:15 pm : link
are maddening with or without Hicks
Torres with more sloppiness on the bases  
bceagle05 : 5/20/2023 4:17 pm : link
but gets away with it.
Our new back up lefty hitting catcher  
xman : 5/20/2023 4:55 pm : link
doubles in his first Yankee AB
Judge scorching everything right now.  
bceagle05 : 5/20/2023 5:34 pm : link
Double pulls the Yankees within one run.
No clue why Judge was sent home.  
bceagle05 : 5/20/2023 5:38 pm : link
Rojas is usually pretty good at third but he was asleep there.
I had a feeling after the Allen trade  
Victor in CT : 5/20/2023 5:57 pm : link
Now do it with Donaldson
IKF almost kills himself, but makes the catch on the track  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 5/20/2023 6:00 pm : link
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Pittsburgh had no use for Allen  
HomerJones45 : 5/20/2023 6:10 pm : link
he's a warm body, nothing more. Hicks hasn't been any good in at least 3 years.
I am surprised, but it is the  
section125 : 5/20/2023 6:21 pm : link
right decision. Hicks is useless at home. His defense has crashed.
The 7/$10 mill was not a bad idea. The injuries sapped his confidence. He really needs another team.

Best wishes to him.
best news  
RasputinPrime : 5/20/2023 6:23 pm : link
we've had in a long time. Clean out the dead weight and make sure everyone knows the leash is short.
Does that include  
xman : 5/20/2023 6:30 pm : link
management?
Rizzo!  
bceagle05 : 5/20/2023 7:01 pm : link
Yanks take a 7-4 lead in the 10th.
RE: Rizzo!  
Del Shofner : 5/20/2023 7:15 pm : link
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Yanks take a 7-4 lead in the 10th.


Good win!
I would like to thank the Blue Jays for pissing Aaron Judge off.  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 5/20/2023 7:26 pm : link
BTW, the Blue Jays manager crapped his pants today causing the starting pitcher (fat jackass Manoah) to have to come out of the game. I guess the idiot forgot that the pitching coach already went to the mound earlier that inning.
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mfsd : 5/20/2023 7:31 pm : link
In comment 16120356 Del Shofner said:
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Yanks take a 7-4 lead in the 10th.



Good win!


Yup, down 4-1 no big deal when this offense is going

As good as his stat line always is, unless you follow the Yanks every day you probably can’t fully appreciate what Judge means to the team. At the risk of sounding hokey, his aura is a real asset. No surprise they struggled for 2 weeks with him on the shelf, and are rolling since he came back

Side note: never thought I’d say this, but IKF taking the utility OF role and running with it is what made Hicks expendable. He made a really tough catch in the sun in LF today. And added another HR. He’s proving a legit asset
Upcoming Baltimore series after this one is looming a little large for  
Del Shofner : 5/20/2023 7:40 pm : link
this time of year. Not used to looking up at the O's in the standings this far into the season. Would be nice to get a series win against them.
Rordvert  
mitch300 : 5/20/2023 9:18 pm : link
Went 2-4 today. Hypothetically, if he hits better than the other two catchers, which would you release. I have no idea. Trevino I think calls a better game. Higgs might have more power. How’re, I think trivino is more clutch. I think no matter what Rodvert does, when trivino comes off the IL he gets sent down.
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section125 : 5/20/2023 9:52 pm : link
In comment 16120421 mitch300 said:
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Went 2-4 today. Hypothetically, if he hits better than the other two catchers, which would you release. I have no idea. Trevino I think calls a better game. Higgs might have more power. How’re, I think trivino is more clutch. I think no matter what Rodvert does, when trivino comes off the IL he gets sent down.


If Ben was that good, Higgy would have been gone a long time ago. Trevino is going nowhere.
RE: Rordvert  
section125 : 5/20/2023 9:52 pm : link
In comment 16120421 mitch300 said:
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Went 2-4 today. Hypothetically, if he hits better than the other two catchers, which would you release. I have no idea. Trevino I think calls a better game. Higgs might have more power. How’re, I think trivino is more clutch. I think no matter what Rodvert does, when trivino comes off the IL he gets sent down.


If Ben was that good, Higgy would have been gone a long time ago. Trevino is going nowhere.
Brunch start today (NBC Peacock)  
dpinzow : 5/21/2023 11:56 am : link
The umps made a bad call in the 1st inning by calling a Cincinnati fair ball dropped by Bauers foul. Then they made a second bad call allowing Jonathan India to score from 1st (should have been a ground rule double) and Boone got thrown out
Glad I paid  
section125 : 5/21/2023 12:05 pm : link
MLB $129 for the games...used to be only national games were blacked out. That was a big enough PIA..
They got me  
Mike from SI : 5/21/2023 12:22 pm : link
and I paid for Peacock. Interested to hear Gleyber mic'ed up; there is no way I could do an interview in Spanish.
RE: Brunch start today (NBC Peacock)  
Matt M. : 5/21/2023 12:29 pm : link
In comment 16120560 dpinzow said:
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The umps made a bad call in the 1st inning by calling a Cincinnati fair ball dropped by Bauers foul. Then they made a second bad call allowing Jonathan India to score from 1st (should have been a ground rule double) and Boone got thrown out
Are you sure about the foul ball? I don't have peacock, so I can't watch this game and didn't see it. But, it is a common mistake by fans to think if the player is in fair territory and touches the ball while it is over foul territory that the dropped ball is fair because the player is fair. That is not correct.
RE: Glad I paid  
GruningsOnTheHill : 5/21/2023 12:32 pm : link
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MLB $129 for the games...used to be only national games were blacked out. That was a big enough PIA..

It's beyond ridiculous at this point. Just got in and thought I'd watch the game...nope.
RE: RE: Brunch start today (NBC Peacock)  
Eman11 : 5/21/2023 12:37 pm : link
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The umps made a bad call in the 1st inning by calling a Cincinnati fair ball dropped by Bauers foul. Then they made a second bad call allowing Jonathan India to score from 1st (should have been a ground rule double) and Boone got thrown out

Are you sure about the foul ball? I don't have peacock, so I can't watch this game and didn't see it. But, it is a common mistake by fans to think if the player is in fair territory and touches the ball while it is over foul territory that the dropped ball is fair because the player is fair. That is not correct.


It was definitely a fair ball. Bauer made contact with the ball while he was clearly in fair territory.

After review batter was given a double which I have no problem with but the runner from first should’ve been sent back to third. As soon as the ump signaled foul ball the play is dead, and just because the runner kept running hen the play is dead doesn’t mean he should score. Especially when the Yanks eased up on the foul call.

I don’t blame Boone one bit for getting tossed as the Yanks got penalized for the umps mistake.
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dpinzow : 5/21/2023 12:45 pm : link
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The umps made a bad call in the 1st inning by calling a Cincinnati fair ball dropped by Bauers foul. Then they made a second bad call allowing Jonathan India to score from 1st (should have been a ground rule double) and Boone got thrown out

Are you sure about the foul ball? I don't have peacock, so I can't watch this game and didn't see it. But, it is a common mistake by fans to think if the player is in fair territory and touches the ball while it is over foul territory that the dropped ball is fair because the player is fair. That is not correct.



It was definitely a fair ball. Bauer made contact with the ball while he was clearly in fair territory.

After review batter was given a double which I have no problem with but the runner from first should’ve been sent back to third. As soon as the ump signaled foul ball the play is dead, and just because the runner kept running hen the play is dead doesn’t mean he should score. Especially when the Yanks eased up on the foul call.

I don’t blame Boone one bit for getting tossed as the Yanks got penalized for the umps mistake.


The umpires incorrectly assumed that India would score. It was 99% likely India would score but you can't assume it because there's always a very slim chance the runner trips up or falls down rounding 3rd
RE: Glad I paid  
RasputinPrime : 5/21/2023 12:50 pm : link
In comment 16120562 section125 said:
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MLB $129 for the games...used to be only national games were blacked out. That was a big enough PIA..


Sevy looking outstanding. I'm just drooling at the thought of getting to watch him every 5 days.
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Although the rule book allows the umpires  
Mike from SI : 5/21/2023 12:53 pm : link
to award the bases they think are correct, I have NEVER before seen umpires give the extra base in a situation like this. Never in my entire life.
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Eman11 : 5/21/2023 12:56 pm : link
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The umps made a bad call in the 1st inning by calling a Cincinnati fair ball dropped by Bauers foul. Then they made a second bad call allowing Jonathan India to score from 1st (should have been a ground rule double) and Boone got thrown out

Are you sure about the foul ball? I don't have peacock, so I can't watch this game and didn't see it. But, it is a common mistake by fans to think if the player is in fair territory and touches the ball while it is over foul territory that the dropped ball is fair because the player is fair. That is not correct.



It was definitely a fair ball. Bauer made contact with the ball while he was clearly in fair territory.

After review batter was given a double which I have no problem with but the runner from first should’ve been sent back to third. As soon as the ump signaled foul ball the play is dead, and just because the runner kept running hen the play is dead doesn’t mean he should score. Especially when the Yanks eased up on the foul call.

I don’t blame Boone one bit for getting tossed as the Yanks got penalized for the umps mistake.



The umpires incorrectly assumed that India would score. It was 99% likely India would score but you can't assume it because there's always a very slim chance the runner trips up or falls down rounding 3rd


Not just that but it’s not like a normal grounds rule double call where they can judge it based on where the runner trying to score is when the ball goes out of play. On this play the ball is dead as soon as it’s signaled foul. That changes everything on how all the players react and proceed. Hell, it even looked like India let up a bit rounding third and the home plate ump was also clearly in relax mode due to the foul ball call.
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Matt M. : 5/21/2023 1:31 pm : link
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The umps made a bad call in the 1st inning by calling a Cincinnati fair ball dropped by Bauers foul. Then they made a second bad call allowing Jonathan India to score from 1st (should have been a ground rule double) and Boone got thrown out

Are you sure about the foul ball? I don't have peacock, so I can't watch this game and didn't see it. But, it is a common mistake by fans to think if the player is in fair territory and touches the ball while it is over foul territory that the dropped ball is fair because the player is fair. That is not correct.



It was definitely a fair ball. Bauer made contact with the ball while he was clearly in fair territory.

After review batter was given a double which I have no problem with but the runner from first should’ve been sent back to third. As soon as the ump signaled foul ball the play is dead, and just because the runner kept running hen the play is dead doesn’t mean he should score. Especially when the Yanks eased up on the foul call.

I don’t blame Boone one bit for getting tossed as the Yanks got penalized for the umps mistake.
That's the point. It doesn't matter that the fielder is in fair territory 100%. If the ball is deemed to be over foul territory when he contacts it, it is a foul ball.
The play with India was the same play?  
Matt M. : 5/21/2023 1:35 pm : link
If so, this is the second time this year I've seen a play called dead initially by an umpire, but the runner allowed to score because he kept running. The other was a HS or college game a month or so ago.
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Eman11 : 5/21/2023 1:49 pm : link
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The umps made a bad call in the 1st inning by calling a Cincinnati fair ball dropped by Bauers foul. Then they made a second bad call allowing Jonathan India to score from 1st (should have been a ground rule double) and Boone got thrown out

Are you sure about the foul ball? I don't have peacock, so I can't watch this game and didn't see it. But, it is a common mistake by fans to think if the player is in fair territory and touches the ball while it is over foul territory that the dropped ball is fair because the player is fair. That is not correct.



It was definitely a fair ball. Bauer made contact with the ball while he was clearly in fair territory.

After review batter was given a double which I have no problem with but the runner from first should’ve been sent back to third. As soon as the ump signaled foul ball the play is dead, and just because the runner kept running hen the play is dead doesn’t mean he should score. Especially when the Yanks eased up on the foul call.

I don’t blame Boone one bit for getting tossed as the Yanks got penalized for the umps mistake.

That's the point. It doesn't matter that the fielder is in fair territory 100%. If the ball is deemed to be over foul territory when he contacts it, it is a foul ball.


Yeah I should’ve been clearer. Bauers made contact with the ball while it was clearly in fair territory. Granted, he was too but you’re right. He can be in fair but if the ball is in foul territory it’s a foul ball. This play the ball was clearly fair when he made contact while sliding into foul territory.
Holmes  
RasputinPrime : 5/21/2023 1:58 pm : link
should really just close this one out without drama. That would be very nice.
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Mike from SI : 5/21/2023 2:02 pm : link
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should really just close this one out without drama. That would be very nice.


Well....
Great sweep, great to see Sevy back and pitch really well.  
Dave in Hoboken : 5/21/2023 2:08 pm : link
Things are looking up. Nice day off tomorrow then lets get Baltimore.

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section125 : 5/21/2023 2:08 pm : link
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should really just close this one out without drama. That would be very nice.



Well....


In true John Wetteland fashion - never an easy close.

Still a sweep and a day off.
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Matt M. : 5/21/2023 2:15 pm : link
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The umps made a bad call in the 1st inning by calling a Cincinnati fair ball dropped by Bauers foul. Then they made a second bad call allowing Jonathan India to score from 1st (should have been a ground rule double) and Boone got thrown out

Are you sure about the foul ball? I don't have peacock, so I can't watch this game and didn't see it. But, it is a common mistake by fans to think if the player is in fair territory and touches the ball while it is over foul territory that the dropped ball is fair because the player is fair. That is not correct.



It was definitely a fair ball. Bauer made contact with the ball while he was clearly in fair territory.

After review batter was given a double which I have no problem with but the runner from first should’ve been sent back to third. As soon as the ump signaled foul ball the play is dead, and just because the runner kept running hen the play is dead doesn’t mean he should score. Especially when the Yanks eased up on the foul call.

I don’t blame Boone one bit for getting tossed as the Yanks got penalized for the umps mistake.

That's the point. It doesn't matter that the fielder is in fair territory 100%. If the ball is deemed to be over foul territory when he contacts it, it is a foul ball.



Yeah I should’ve been clearer. Bauers made contact with the ball while it was clearly in fair territory. Granted, he was too but you’re right. He can be in fair but if the ball is in foul territory it’s a foul ball. This play the ball was clearly fair when he made contact while sliding into foul territory.
Gotcha. So, how did they determine it was ultimately fair? Was it a challenge?

Either way, the initial foul call makes it a dead ball, which cause most players to stop play. In my estimation, that should be deemed an automatic double. That potentially sucks for the offense, but, that is the most objective and fair method.
Just watched the clip -the ball was clearly fair  
Matt M. : 5/21/2023 2:24 pm : link
So, it is good they reversed the foul call. But, the initial foul call means the play is dead. I don't know how they award 3 bases to the baserunner
RE: Just watched the clip -the ball was clearly fair  
Eman11 : 5/21/2023 2:52 pm : link
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So, it is good they reversed the foul call. But, the initial foul call means the play is dead. I don't know how they award 3 bases to the baserunner


Yes it was and Cincy challenged and won the challenge.No problem from me awarding the double but like you, think there’s no way they should have given the runner from first three bases on a dead ball. Boone lost it and rightfully so.

I’d love to catch a jomboy of that interaction as it looked to me like he was saying you’re fucking us because you guys fucked up the original call?
I think among us we've watched a lot of baseball.  
Mike from SI : 5/21/2023 3:02 pm : link
Has anyone ever seen the extra base being awarded before? I have not.
RE: I think among us we've watched a lot of baseball.  
Eman11 : 5/21/2023 3:13 pm : link
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Has anyone ever seen the extra base being awarded before? I have not.


Honestly I did but it was a play where the guy from first was running on the pitch, the ball was rolling around near the side outfield wall and was touched by a fan. The runner had clearly rounded third and would’ve scored easily if it wasn’t touched.

It is rare though to see a runner awarded three bases that’s for sure and I’ve never seen what happened today. Everyone stops or at least gears it down once the play is called foul and the ball is dead. No way you can say what would’ve happened once the play is dead.
Tbh  
Mike from SI : 5/21/2023 3:19 pm : link
I wouldn't mind if umps actually followed the rule as written
and used their discretion. But they've been pretty damn consistent about not giving an extra base. And that's more workable, versus getting into very subjective calls.
Boone pressed the right buttons today  
xman : 5/21/2023 3:50 pm : link
things went his way
The corrected fair/foul call situation is no different from that for  
shyster : 5/21/2023 3:51 pm : link
fan interference on a ball in play. Ball is dead when fan touches, but that doesn't mean runners are frozen where they were, or can only be placed at the next base. Umps can award whatever they think would have happened if the play had played out.

Someone above admitted it was 99% the Cincy runner would have scored. Then it was the correct call. There's no 100% requirement.

Example I came across: May 30, 2011, Twins@Tigers, score tied 5-5 in bottom of 8th, two out, man on first.

Double down left field line, fan interferes, runner from first awarded home. Extremely unlikely runner could have actually reached third base before the ball was touched, but didn't matter.

Run ultimately decided the game for Tigers, 6-5.

Of course, Ron Gardenhire got ejected.
RE: The corrected fair/foul call situation is no different from that for  
Matt M. : 5/21/2023 4:00 pm : link
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fan interference on a ball in play. Ball is dead when fan touches, but that doesn't mean runners are frozen where they were, or can only be placed at the next base. Umps can award whatever they think would have happened if the play had played out.

Someone above admitted it was 99% the Cincy runner would have scored. Then it was the correct call. There's no 100% requirement.

Example I came across: May 30, 2011, Twins@Tigers, score tied 5-5 in bottom of 8th, two out, man on first.

Double down left field line, fan interferes, runner from first awarded home. Extremely unlikely runner could have actually reached third base before the ball was touched, but didn't matter.

Run ultimately decided the game for Tigers, 6-5.

Of course, Ron Gardenhire got ejected.
I'd have to see footage of the runner as well. But, under normal conditions, it would not be 99% sure he scores and not close. The runner, at best, would be half way bet. 1st and 2nd waiting to see if the ball was caught. It was immediately called foul, so, at best, the runner would be at 2nd when it was called, which in and of itself is not likely. Even assuming that, the ball was not deep. Assuming the runner takes 2 baes at that point seemd unlikely.
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shyster : 5/21/2023 4:07 pm : link
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I'd have to see footage of the runner as well. But, under normal conditions, it would not be 99% sure he scores and not close. The runner, at best, would be half way bet. 1st and 2nd waiting to see if the ball was caught. It was immediately called foul, so, at best, the runner would be at 2nd when it was called, which in and of itself is not likely. Even assuming that, the ball was not deep. Assuming the runner takes 2 baes at that point seemd unlikely.


There were two outs; runner would not have been waiting. And I'm sure that was part of the umps' decision.
RE: The corrected fair/foul call situation is no different from that for  
Eman11 : 5/21/2023 4:17 pm : link
In comment 16120686 shyster said:
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fan interference on a ball in play. Ball is dead when fan touches, but that doesn't mean runners are frozen where they were, or can only be placed at the next base. Umps can award whatever they think would have happened if the play had played out.

Someone above admitted it was 99% the Cincy runner would have scored. Then it was the correct call. There's no 100% requirement.

Example I came across: May 30, 2011, Twins@Tigers, score tied 5-5 in bottom of 8th, two out, man on first.

Double down left field line, fan interferes, runner from first awarded home. Extremely unlikely runner could have actually reached third base before the ball was touched, but didn't matter.

Run ultimately decided the game for Tigers, 6-5.

Of course, Ron Gardenhire got ejected.


Difference being in this case it wasn’t a fan touched dead ball but a foul ball call. Players stop reacting as soon as that’s called and no way anyone can say what would’ve happened if everyone continued playing.

The foul ball call was made immediately and no doubt at least a couple of seconds before a fan in the above scenario could’ve had a chance to touch it. Bauers and the Yankees clearly stopped playing at the foul call, and if anyone sees the replay even the home plate ump was in dead ball mode. Had his mask off and slowly walking out towards the mound. He stopped his job at the foul call as well as the Yankee players.

Definitely not your normal grounds rule bounce over the wall double or fan interference type play. The ump messed up and the Yanks paid for his screwup. Fairest thing to do there is award the runner two bases and not three. Awarding three was more of a subjective call and in this instance while he probably scores, it wasn’t cut and dried he would. Again, no one could say with 100% certainty what would’ve happened if the players didn’t stop playing because of the foul call.
Yanks are slowly but surely moving up in the AL standings -  
Del Shofner : 5/21/2023 6:52 pm : link
Baltimore series is a good test as they're one of the teams ahead of us at the moment. No longer are they patsies; they've really improved.
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