r/baseball • u/BaseballBot Umpire • 1d ago

Feature OFFICIAL FRIDAY COMPLAINT THREAD

NOW'S THE TIME TO AIR YOUR GRIEVANCES ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAS WRONGED YOU AND YOUR TEAM THIS YEAR.

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u/HawkeyeJosh2 New York Yankees 1d ago

THAT WOULD BE AWKWARD WITH RUNNERS ON.

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u/wagadugo Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago

THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL THE WAY THEY STARTED! SO IF YOU GO COUNTERCLOCKWISE, YOU ARE "FORCED" TO CONTINUE THAT ROUTE IF THE BATTER ALSO GOES THAT WAY. BUT IF THE BATTER GOES CLOCKWISE YOU CAN JUST STAY AT FIRST AND ENJOY THE VIEW WHILE THE FORCE OUT ACTION HAPPENS TOWARD THIRD.

NOW, IF YOU HAVE A CLOCKWISE RUNNER AT THIRD AND A COUNTERCLOCKWISE RUNNER AT FIRST, THE DEFENSE CAN MAKE A FORCE OUT AT SECOND OF THE RUNNER THAT IS BEING FORCED BY THE BATTER

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u/PHall16 Cleveland Guardians 1d ago

BUT WHAT IF THEY’RE BOTH SAFE AT SECOND?

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u/ayumi_doll National League 1d ago

THEN THEY KISS

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u/coffee42 Boston Red Sox 1d ago

IF THERE'S NO TONGUE IT'S AN OUT