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Mike's Baseball Rants - Sac Flies (August 28, 2003)

Posted 8:04 a.m., August 29, 2003 (#3) - Bases Loaded
I have always wondered, why is an out in play which allows a runner to score more noteworthy if it is a flyball than if it is a groundball?

Because the CW is that before the ball is put in play that hitting a FB to the OF is generally more likely to score a run than a GB. People believe that a player may be trying to hit a FB to score the run. I am sure players think of this often, that they try to get apitch they can lift because the result will be a run even if it is an out. People think of this as analgous to a sacrifice in some sense(I think that is accurate but it just so happens that the rule applies in situations where it is not the case. Nothins perfect.)

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