October 21, 2011

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments

Is a ball that hits foul near the batter's box and lands fair in the field of play fair? I meant to ask this yesterday about the Berkman hit in game 1.

posted by rcade at 09:42 AM on October 21, 2011

If the ball doesn't strike the batter and isn't touched by a player before it goes fair, it should be considered a fair ball.

I can't find any reference to the batters' box being designated any different than any other part of the foul ball area with regards to a batted ball.

Here are the official rules.

posted by grum@work at 10:40 AM on October 21, 2011

A five letter word, S-T-R-I-K-E!

posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:45 PM on October 21, 2011

Yeah, but can he spell Rzepczynski?

posted by bender at 02:24 PM on October 21, 2011

Center Olin Kreutz has informed the New Orleans Saints that he is leaving the team after losing his passion for football. Leaving $1M+ on the table, got to respect his integrity.

posted by billsaysthis at 03:14 PM on October 21, 2011

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