No Way This Would Ever Happen

[danielz]

Seriously, This impossible stuff only happens to me. I always get the short straw on crap like this.
There is no way that Joe Mauer could [b:7a311ca23d]EVER[/b:7a311ca23d] score from 2nd base on a flyball to Rickey Henderson. But for whatever reason, some dope has to create a tiny computer chance to screw me over.
And yes, this was a 1 run loss.

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0 L.Walker 5-10 Single (CF) b-1 bpSI 1-15 F9
0 1 J.Mauer 1-7 Double (CF) 1-3 b-2 F3
SUBSTITUTE P - Dave Danforth
0 23 D.Snider 2-7 Strike Out b-0 F9
1 23 G.Templeton 5-3 Sac Fly (LF) 3-H 2-H b-0 fly(LF)x F9
2 J.Morgan 2-11 Strike Out b-0 F9

[djmacb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbIHRGUesZQ

[gkhd11a]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrRlJUQHm1U&feature=related[/url]

[bkeat23]

I've been on both sides of that in softball, but it's more likely there, if there's no fences.

[TRW]

I think the ball bouncing off an OF'ers head has happened to my teams quite often in SOM. :lol:

[coyote303]

[quote:36abc03078="danielz"]
There is no way that Joe Mauer could [b:36abc03078]EVER[/b:36abc03078] score from 2nd base on a flyball to Rickey Henderson.[/quote:36abc03078]

If you mean Joe Mauer would simply tag up and score on a routine, albeit really deep flyball, then of course you a right. But according to the rare play result you got, that isn't what happened.

It says the outfielder races back, makes a diving catch, collides with the wall and is dazed allowing all runners to advance two bases. That doesn't seem too far fetched.

See F1/RP:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/berniehou/SOM%20charts/ofsymbols.jpg

[TRW]

I found the play. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCBabR67bDU


Now that must have hurt...

[bkeat23]

[quote:33cdafa93b="The Rabid Wolverines"]I found the play. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCBabR67bDU


Now that must have hurt...[/quote:33cdafa93b]

The way that page is folded..."outfielder is dazed" could be read as "outfielder is dead" :lol:

[dukie98]

It also happened in the 1982 World Series-- two runners scored on a sacrifice fly when Gorman Thomas slipped on the warning track. Granted, Ozzie Smith was faster than Mauer, but this type of play has happened occasionally- and on baseball's biggest stage, no less.

[url]http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19821017&id=7EsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4513,3876299[/url]

[PotKettleBlack]

[quote:71e3ca5ebb="Dukie98"]It also happened in the 1982 World Series-- two runners scored on a sacrifice fly when Gorman Thomas slipped on the warning track. Granted, Ozzie Smith was faster than Mauer, but this type of play has happened occasionally- and on baseball's biggest stage, no less.

[url]http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19821017&id=7EsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4513,3876299[/url][/quote:71e3ca5ebb]

Smith was faster than Mauer, but Thomas had a much better arm than Henderson.