Could Someone Explain These Situations?

Could Someone Explain These Situations?

Postby Pantagruel » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:43 pm

I saw these plays in my boxscore last night, but I did not understand how they happened. If someone could explain them, especially in a way that could be recreated on the board game version, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Here's the first play:

*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 J.Robinson 4 Walk b-1
0 1 F.Robinson 3 Single (CF) 1-2 b-1
0 12 E.Banks 4 Fly Out (LF) b-0
1 12 E.Murray 5 Single & Error - RF 2-H 1-H b-3 bpSI 1-12
1 3 J.Rice 4 Line Out (SS) b-0
2 3 D.Baylor 5 Fly Out (CF) b-0

I thought a Ballpark single was only good for one base (SI*), so what happened on this play? How did runners on first and second both score with the batter going to third? I assume it was treated as a straight single to RF, and that a throwing error (to third base?) resulted in a 2-base error, but I couldn't simulate it on the board.

Second play:


*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 J.Rice 1 1 Base Error - P b-1 gb(P)x
0 1 D.Baylor 5 Single (2B) 1-3 b-1 gb(2B)x
SUBSTITUTE P - Daryl Patterson
0 1 3 L.Parrish 4 Sac Fly (CF) 3-H b-0
1 1 S.Garvey 3 Strike Out b-0
2 1 G.Bell 5 Ground Out (2B) b-0 gb(2B)x


This was in the same game as the first example. With a runner on 1st, the batter rolls a gb(2B)x. Second baseman is a 2, so the single I would expect would be only a one-base hit (SI*). So how does Rice make it over to 3rd base on the play?

As I said, if someone can take the time to explain these situations, it would help me better understand this simulation.

Thanks,

Tom
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Postby Mean Dean » Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:36 am

1. The computer game, unlike the board game, has provision for throwing errors for outfielders.

2. The 2B (with righty Baylor up) was responsible for holding Rice on base, making his range 3. A 3 has a 10% chance of giving up a SI** on a gb(x). Additionally, all ranges have a 20% chance of giving up a SI** on a gb(x), if the fielder is responsible for holding the runner.
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Postby LMBombers » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:18 am

[quote:47637581ba="DeanTSC"]2. The 2B (with righty Baylor up) was responsible for holding Rice on base, making his range 3.[/quote:47637581ba]

Rice was on 1B so how does a 2B hold a runner on 1B?
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Postby Mean Dean » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:05 am

With a righty batter and a runner on 1B, 1B and 2B are responsible for holding. If the batter is lefty, then it's 1B and SS.
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Postby Pantagruel » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:09 am

Thanks for the explanations.

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