No because a pitch in the dirt always requires a tag or throw to first base.

Unless 1st base is occupied or there's 2 outs.

Hope these aren't real questions.

It's fair, which is why technically the umpires are not supposed to call them foul balls until it stops moving, hits a wall, or someone touches it. But due to the physics of hitting a ball, the spin on the ball tends to carry it foul instead of back into fair.

Here's one for you, men on first and second with 1 out, and the pitcher is up to bat. Coach gives him the sign to bunt. Pitcher bunts it about 20 feet in the air back to the pitcher who easily gets under to field it while the base runners remain next to their bases. Fielding pitcher intentionally lets the ball hit the ground, throws to third for one out, and then to second for the last out of the inning. The team leaves the field while the batting team's coach comes running out to discuss this with the plate umpire... he wants an infield fly rule called... what should the plate umpire do?

He cant do anything if the call wasnt made immediately.

One more... if a batter has two strikes and see the pitcher throw one to the back stop, could he swing seeing where the ball was going and attempt to beat a throw to first.

Sure. I've seen it happen. It probably should happen more but it takes a lot of presence of mind. You've trained yourself to lay off pitches over your head.

Sure. I've seen it happen. It probably should happen more but it takes a lot of presence of mind. You've trained yourself to lay off pitches over your head.

But could the batter swing after the ball has gone by and he sees the catcher hasn't moved toward the ball. As in the ball is rolling away. Could the batter swing at nothing and then run.

I assume the pitch doesnt technically end until the catcher retrieves the ball.

Yeah. It's something a guy like Pierzynski would do.

RH batter twists to his left as a pitch is headed for his chest and hits him. bat goes over top of plate in process. Strike? or HBP?

But could the batter swing after the ball has gone by and he sees the catcher hasn't moved toward the ball. As in the ball is rolling away. Could the batter swing at nothing and then run.

I assume the pitch doesnt technically end until the catcher retrieves the ball.

Jose Quintana has a lower on base percentage than his batting average.
Extremely rare. But possible. Odd, yeah?

I noticed one of the Cubs games vs the Pirates ended in a TIE last year. But in the final standings there is no Tie column .

How did a freaking Tie come into play and is it an actual official tie in the history books?

I noticed one of the Cubs games vs the Pirates ended in a TIE last year. But in the final standings there is no Tie column .

How did a freaking Tie come into play and is it an actual official tie in the history books?

so why was there such a bruh ha ha when selig ended the all star game in a tie ?

so why was there such a bruh ha ha when selig ended the all star game in a tie ?

That might be up to the 1st base ump to call a swing or a check swing. If you swing at a pitch that hits you, its a strike. If the pitch hits the ground before it hits you, its a HBP unless you are out of the batter's box.
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Scenario 1:

Bases loaded, 1 out. Hitter bounces to SS for a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. Runner touches home plate before the 1st baseman catches the ball for the 3rd out but we know that's still the 3rd out and run does not count.

Scenario 2 :

Bases loaded , 1 out. Hitter hits a blooper to the LF so runners stay pat since they don't know if he will catch or not catch the ball. Ball bounces on ground, LF picks it up, throws to 2nd for 2nd out and SS throws to first for 3rd out. Before the 3rd out is made, runner on third crosses plate. Does the run count? I'm saying No, but not sure.

Scenario 1:

Bases loaded, 1 out. Hitter bounces to SS for a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. Runner touches home plate before the 1st baseman catches the ball for the 3rd out but we know that's still the 3rd out and run does not count.

Scenario 2 :

Bases loaded , 1 out. Hitter hits a blooper to the LF so runners stay pat since they don't know if he will catch or not catch the ball. Ball bounces on ground, LF picks it up, throws to 2nd for 2nd out and SS throws to first for 3rd out. Before the 3rd out is made, runner on third crosses plate. Does the run count? I'm saying No, but not sure.

That might be up to the 1st base ump to call a swing or a check swing. If you swing at a pitch that hits you, its a strike. If the pitch hits the ground before it hits you, its a HBP unless you are out of the batter's box.

The outs are still force outs. The two plays are really exactly the same except for which fielders are handling the ball. Traditionally, the play in Scenario 2 would have been very unlikely. But with all the extreme shifts that are used today, the "left fielder" may have actually been the second baseman.

Here's a question. If you're scoring the game and there is an extreme shift on a right-handed batter, the third baseman is on the line, the shortstop is way over to the left, and the second baseman is in short left field, and the ball is hit on the ground to the "second baseman" who throws to first for the force, that is properly scored as 4-3. But why? If I'm looking at the scorebook ten years down the road, it really doesn't accurately reflect what occurred, does it?

Or how about this? When the Cubs send Rizzo to stand right on top of the batter in a likely bunt situation and he has to switch gloves because the "second baseman" is now actually playing first, and Rizzo picks up the bunt and throws it to Baez, do you score that 3-4 or 4-3?

I think with the glove switch it becomes 4-3 as in the box score they have switched positions.