Why the need to round the bases after a homerun?

TheGeneral+ · Apr 26, 2005

Why not just score it and take a seat?

oldmanTED · Apr 26, 2005

General:

Here's another. How about the intentional walk. Why throw the four meaningless pitches. Just let the batter go to first base. I suppose the purest could say something like a wild pitch is always a possibility or something else could happen as long as the ball is in play.

Brock Landers · Apr 26, 2005

Some homers aren;t known till they actually get over the wall...if you are supposed to assume every ball hit far is gone then what do you do with the balls that are off the top of the wall, or hit with the outfielders glove?

You have to use the same approach for all and unless its obvious, run your ass off.

MillenniumSportsbook · Apr 26, 2005

And what happened when Tim McCarver passed his teamate in the base paths?

Did they score the HOMERUN???????? No!

Why don't they just give you a diploma for going to college???
First, you have to pass the exams!

bulldog77 · Apr 26, 2005

Probably to insure that your typical American League dh(an abomination to baseball) can actually trot or wobble that far without having a coronary.

100KbyXMAS · Apr 26, 2005

Ask John Olerud. I would have quit gambling if I had the Mets -1.5 or the over.

Brock Landers · Apr 26, 2005

100K by XMAS said:
Ask John Olerud. I would have quit gambling if I had the Mets -1.5 or the over.

Don't you mean Robin Ventura?

KAPPER · Apr 26, 2005

Brock,

By far the worst beat of my life.

I was also on the Houston Oilers when they "choked" in the playoffs against the Bills years ago.

That was a treat!

100KbyXMAS · Apr 26, 2005

Brock Landers said:
Don't you mean Robin Ventura?

Doh!

hno:

Journeyman · Apr 26, 2005

I have often wondered about that Ventura phantom GS, and someone who may have bet a ton on it...or someone who was down to their last bet, thinking they just won big and then to have that ruling screw them....gotta be the ultimate bad beat of all time.

BowlMeOne · Apr 26, 2005

Intentional walk leaves the possibility of the wild pitch/passed ball.

Woody0 · Apr 26, 2005

The General said:
Why not just score it and take a seat?

So the hero can bask in all the applause? :icon_conf

edub69 · Apr 26, 2005

BasesWiz said:
Intentional walk leaves the possibility of the wild pitch/passed ball.

See Mark Wohlers.

cadillacman · Apr 26, 2005

Journeyman said:
I have often wondered about that Ventura phantom GS, and someone who may have bet a ton on it...or someone who was down to their last bet, thinking they just won big and then to have that ruling screw them....gotta be the ultimate bad beat of all time.

it's got my vote

bulldog77 · Apr 26, 2005

I'll die hating Ventura. I had the over rin that game. 4-3 instead of 7-3.

Nolan Ryan should have hit him harder when the pos charged the mound that time! Could have put him out of the game for good!

Jpasco · Apr 26, 2005

Journeyman said:
I have often wondered about that Ventura phantom GS, and someone who may have bet a ton on it...or someone who was down to their last bet, thinking they just won big and then to have that ruling screw them....gotta be the ultimate bad beat of all time.

Real Sports with bryant Gumbal had a piece on a compulsive gambler who lost 25k on this game. Said he wanted to kill ventura, I think if I lost 25k cause ventura didnt round the bases I would feel the same way.

Journeyman · Apr 26, 2005

Jpasco said:
Real Sports with bryant Gumbal had a piece on a compulsive gambler who lost 25k on this game. Said he wanted to kill ventura, I think if I lost 25k cause ventura didnt round the bases I would feel the same way.

:sad3: Had to be like death, had to be

winkyduck · Apr 26, 2005

what gets me is if i really wanted to issue an intentional base/balls instead of taking any chances of throwing a pitch - i'd have my pitcher stand on the mound and put his hand to his mouth (on a non-cold day when they do allow this) and have him lick his fingers 4 times - for each time you lick your fingers on the mound it is considered a ball in the count. why more don't do this is beyond me

what also gets me is why a manager - who is going to issue an IBB takes a pitcher out - brings in a reliver to throw 4 wide ones and then pitch to another hitter after the pitcher has just gotten used to throwing 4 outside - and then walks the next batter which makes the IBB meaningless. if you are gonna issue an IBB - LEAVE the pitcher in the game to do it - THEN bring in the reliver

sherman · Apr 26, 2005

i dont get this....

i saw the other day in a red sox game, but i cant remember who it was....they intenionally walked someone when it was a 3-2 count....why not just throw a bad ball and maybe hed chase it?

ppeter · Apr 26, 2005

winkyduck said:
what gets me is if i really wanted to issue an intentional base/balls instead of taking any chances of throwing a pitch - i'd have my pitcher stand on the mound and put his hand to his mouth (on a non-cold day when they do allow this) and have him lick his fingers 4 times - for each time you lick your fingers on the mound it is considered a ball in the count. why more don't do this is beyond me

:lolBIG: