This happened several months ago, but I'm just now seeing it. It was ruled a base hit, by the way.
H/T: Mrs. Paco
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This happened several months ago, but I'm just now seeing it. It was ruled a base hit, by the way.
H/T: Mrs. Paco
The pitcher's shirt needs more buttons. :-)
ReplyDeleteHaw! I wonder if he had the minimum number specified in the rule book (there must be a rule somewhere).
DeleteThe batter batted and the pitcher caught. Okay, he caught it with his shirt, but he captured the ball before it could touch the ground. That looks like out to me.
ReplyDeleteSomeone in the comments quoted the rule book, under the definition for 'catch', the relevant part: a catch is only by bare hand or glove, the uniform was one of the things excluded.
DeleteFair enough. Now I'm curious. It must have happened often enough that a rule was made to exclude it... unless someone on the committee had a wild imagination!
DeleteMaybe he could claim that he had his hand inside his shirt scratching his belly, and therefore was in compliance with the rule.
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