explain weird roll?: double on ballpark single

explain weird roll?: double on ballpark single

Postby ClowntimeIsOver » Sat May 01, 2010 2:51 am

Can someone explain this? The pitcher was a righty, in 2009 Petco (1/1 ballpark singles). Kinsler's card shows a 1-3 roll vs RHP is a possible ballpark single. The result:

*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 G.Soto 6-6 Strike Out b-0 F9
1 R.Howard 5-4 Ground Out (3B) b-0 gb(3B)x F9
2 I.Kinsler 1-3 Double (CF) b-2 bpSI 1 F9

The CF was A. Jones ("1" range "-3" arm). Kinsler is a "1-17" runner -- I guess there's a "stretch a single" option? I don't think I've seen it before on a ballpark single (though on non-ballpark singles I've seen an out made by the batter though he's credited with a single, implying he got thrown out at second).
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Postby voovits » Sat May 01, 2010 3:52 am

I have had the option to stretch a single to a double on a ballpark single when playing the CDROM game, so I'm assuming it could happen online too.
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Postby chasenally » Sat May 01, 2010 4:05 am

Hey Manny Ramirez stole home for me. I guess anything is possible.
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Postby gbrookes » Sat May 01, 2010 11:44 am

I had a play recently where Francouer (who is only 1-14 runner) took a triple and ran home, with no runners on base!!!???!!!!!

The best he could get on the die roll was a triple, but HAL recorded it as a homerun, so I believe he took home by running!! It was especially weird because it was the ninth inning, and my team was down by 2 runs with 2 outs! HAL does the weirdest things! (Fortunately, and with my usual good luck, my team went on to win that game.) I don't think I can quickly find the URL.

I have rechecked the die roll several times, and that is the only explanation that I can come up with. It is a plausible explanation, even if it doesn't make any sense in terms of baseball strategy! It is plausible because I have seen HAL getting runners thrown out on base hits, where the only plausible explanation is that they tried to take an extra base on the base hit - even with no other runners on base. So the explanation fits. Oh, HAL! G
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