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If a catcher drops the third strike but successfully throws to first base before the hitter, announcer Jon Miller will say ' Sometimes those get by you and turn games around, shades of Mickey Owen in the ' 41 World Series — the whole Series got turned around when one got by him on strike three.
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If the defense makes no attempt to put the baserunner out ( for example, if the catcher doesn't even look his way ), the play is scored as defensive indifference ( also called fielder's indifference ), and no stolen base is credited to the runner.
If the pitch was so low as to touch the ground, or so high that the catcher has to rise out of his crouched position to get to it, or so wide that the catcher has to lunge for it, it is usually then considered a wild pitch and not a passed ball.
If the pitch was so low as to touch the ground, or so high that the catcher has to jump to get to it, or so wide that the catcher has to lunge for it, it is usually then considered a wild pitch and not a passed ball.
If the bases are empty, or the catcher retrieves the ball quickly and the runner ( s ) are unable to advance, a wild pitch is not charged.
If a catcher makes a " wild throw " in an attempt to prevent a stolen base and the runner is safe, the catcher is not charged with an error even if it could be argued that the runner would have been put out with " ordinary effort.
If the pitcher is moving to the right and the catcher is standing still, then the pitcher must aim behind the catcher.
If a catcher changes positions, it is usually to first base, or occasionally to outfield or third base.
If the runner knows that the catcher often attempts snap throws, the runner is likely to take a smaller lead from his base before each pitch, which will allow the infielders an extra fraction of a second to throw the runner out at the next base if he attempts to advance ( as, for example, when a ground ball is hit ).
If a pitch is thrown so high, wide, or low in relation to the strike zone that a catcher is not able to catch or control the ball with ordinary effort before a runner can advance, the advance is ruled to have occurred by a wild pitch.
If the official scorer determines that the catcher should have been able to control the pitch and prevent an advance with ordinary effort, then the catcher is charged with a passed ball on the advance.
( If the catcher drops the third strike and has to throw the batter-runner out at first base, the first baseman receives the putout while the catcher receives an assist.
If required to catch a knuckleball, a catcher will typically use an even larger mitt.
If a pitcher records a strikeout ( whether or not the catcher catches the third strike ), the pitcher is not credited with an assist.
If a pitch gets away from the catcher, runners may also try to advance.
If the bat barely left the shoulder of the batter and the catcher appeals the " no-swing " call, the umpire will probably deny the appeal.
If the catcher does not catch the batted ball coming straight back, it is an ordinary foul ball.
Hall of Fame inductee Lou Brock found Grote to be one of the most difficult catchers on which to attempt a stolen base, and though Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench was the perennial Gold Glove winner during their careers in the National League together, Bench once said of Grote, " If Grote and I were on the same team, I would be playing third base.
If a batter is directly caught out, they must give the catcher 50 coins.
If the runner slides, the catcher will make a sweeping motion with his glove to quickly tag the runner out.
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If the student drops out of high school, the break with the school is even more complete.
If the opponent drops the doubled stakes, he loses the game at the current value of the doubling cube.
If the decrease during exhalation drops the heart rate below 60 bpm on each breath, this type of bradycardia is usually deemed benign and a sign of good autonomic tone.
* If the offence fumbles ( a ball carrier drops the football, or has it dislodged by an opponent, or if the intended player fails to catch a lateral pass or a snap from centre, or a kick attempt is blocked by an opponent ), the ball may be recovered ( and advanced ) by either team.
: If a planet crosses ( or transits ) in front of its parent star's disk, then the observed brightness of the star drops by a small amount.
If the passer drops the ball before this moment it is a fumble and therefore a loose ball.
If there is a spill while shipping over water the mixture de-emulsifies and the bitumen drops out of suspension.
If the child drops the gun and it breaks someone's foot, the HWR test fails, as a broken foot was not the type of harm anticipated.
If it drops three consecutive times without the wrestler having the strength to stop it from falling, the wrestler is considered to have passed out.
If the contestant answers a question incorrectly, then all the money won so far is lost, except that the £ 1, 000 and £ 32, 000 prizes are guaranteed: if a player gets a question wrong above these levels, then the prize drops to the previous guaranteed prize.
If one drops a ball at any given point on a ski run, the ball will be pulled down the hill by gravity and follow a path of least resistance known as the " fall line ".
If the air is at the saturated vapor pressure, then the rate at which temperature drops with height is called the saturated adiabatic lapse rate.
If a brownout occurs and the voltage drops to 100 volts, the UPS will draw 10 amperes to compensate.
If in the prescriber's judgment dosing in drops would be appropriate, it should be borne in mind that in contemporary medicine, there are 20 drops per mL.
If the router does not know how to forward the packet, it typically drops the packet.
If holding the ball, a player cannot run or attack unless he drops the ball by pressing the " fire " key.
If the salinity drops near 5 to 6 %, the cysts will lose buoyancy and sink, making them more difficult to harvest.
If the rate then drops by 5 percentage points, it will return to the initial rate of 10 %, as expected.
# If one of the existing trustees resigns or drops out, the remaining trustee shall nominate a substitute.
If the arc starts to fail the current drops and the points close up again.
If implantation does not occur within approximately two weeks, the corpus luteum will involute, causing sharp drops in levels of both progesterone and estrogen.
If a stream of water were running from the faucet, the stream would break up into drops during its fall.
If the individual's Humanity drops to zero, the Beast takes over and the vampire is in a state of constant frenzy known as Wassail.
If the oxygen pressure in the cabin drops below a safe level, risking hypoxia, compartments containing the oxygen masks will open automatically, either above or in front of the passenger and crew seats, and in the lavatories.
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