TCWBA NEWSLETTER
September 1, 2017
NEWS
Just about time to ring the bell. Please check the important dates below for the end of the month timeline. Just in case anyone has forgotten the waiver draft only involves players cut on September 27th..... Last year at this time we had 41 trades. This year we are at 73 including the three trades made in August. Jim Kockler has been the biggest wheeler-dealer this year. He's been involved in about a third of all the deals. Everybody has made at least one trade.
Now what the heck is Usain Bolt doing here? As I fill space let me explain by talking about how you record a particular APBA results. APBA has said the following is correct.
- BASES LOADED: PR38 - "Infield fly batter out; PO6- SS loses ball in sun; runners advance."
- Is it an RBI & sac fly? No RBI because he didn't catch the infield fly? An error? What is it?
- ... It is an RBI.
- ... It is not a sac fly.
- ... There is no error. Rule 10.12 of 2017 MLB rulebook says so. That batter is out and nowhere is an error mentioned.
- WHY an RBI?
- MLB rule 9.04(a)The official scorer shall credit the batter with a rbi for every run that scores on:
- (1)batter's hit, sacrifice, sac fly, infield out or fielders choice unless 9.04(b) applies
- (2)(doesn't apply - about HBP & interference)
- (3)(doesn't apply - about when error happens)
- MLB rule 9.04(b) - says The official scorer shall NOT credit a run batted in when:
- (1)(doesn't apply - about when DP happens)
- (2)(doesn't apply - about error during DP attempt)
- The run scored during an infield out and neither 9.04(b)(1 or 2) applies therefore rule 9(a) does apply which means it's an RBI.
- Why not a sacrifice fly?
- MLB rule 9.08(d) Score a sacrifice fly when before there are two out:
- the batter hits a ball in flight handled by an outfielder or an infielder running in the outfield in fair or foul territory that;
- (1)is caught and a runner scores after the catch (doesn't apply - it wasn't caught)
- (2)is dropped & runner scores, if in the scorer’s judgment, the runner could have scored after the catch had the fly been caught.
- Bottom line: It's an infield pop fly that is so routine the ump calls it an out & after it hit the ground, the SS picks up this infield fly somewhere near his position in the infield area and since the runner on 3rd is not Usain Bolt, he would not have scored and thus it is not a sacrifice fly.
IMPORTANT DATES
- September 27 (Wed).. Cut down to 33 and end of trading
- September 28-30 (Thu-Sat).. Waiver draft
- October 1 (Sun).. Opening day
THAT WAS THEN
- Bill Fahey.. 1971-1983 (11yrs).. 241/296/296 - 7 HR/83 rbi.. never had a 300 AB season.. 0x all-star.. HOF no
- Brandon Fahey.. 2006-2008 (3yrs).. 224/279/307 - 2HR/36 rbi.. 0x all-star.. son of Bill.. HOF no
- Tom Fletcher.. 1962-1962 (1yr).. 0-0 WL with 0.00 ERA.. 2p with 2 hits.. 0x all-star.. HOF no
- Darrin Fletcher.. 1989-2002 (14yrs).. 269/318/423 - 124HR/583 rbi.. 1x all-star.. son of Tom.. HOF no
- Tito Francona.. 1956-1970 (15yrs).. 272/343/403 - 125HR/656 rbi.. 1959: 20HR-363/414/566.. 1x all-star.. HOF no
- Terry Francona.. 1981-1990 (10yrs).. 274/300/351 - 16HR/143 rbi.. 2x WS champ as Mgr.. son of Tito.. HOF no