Utley single

WAIT WAIT WAIT....Luis Castillo had a 35-game hitting streak? wow.

 

Yes. Where have you been?

 

I saw the thing on the Cards broadcast and even McGlaughlin and Hrabosky were saying it was a hit all the way.

The pitcher looked at the runner at third while he was stopping to plant to throw. He didn't stop, look the runner back and then throw. ,

As a former official scorer I can say that live it would have been a tough call to make, especially with the ump indicating that Pujols was off the bag, but on the replay it was a clear hit.

 

Yes, he is, and I'm sure all the ladies on this board are happy you let them know.

 

no way the first one was a hit. pitcher fielded it cleanly. At that point, if he turns and throws to first, utley was out three steps.I was at the game. scorer went 1b, then changed it within two or three pitches to fc. It wasn't that tough a call. the minute he fielded it, it was fc all the way unless you are a phillies phanatic.
BTW, i also saw it live.

 

Why is Pube suddenly the evil incarnate on these threads?

 

Read the rulebook. Rule 10.06. (It's quoted earlier in this thread.)

Batter shall be credited with a hit if the fielder looks or feints at a runner at another base and then throws late to get the batter.

It's a hit. It's a clean hit. It was always a hit. End of story. Take it up with MLB if you don't like the rules. But as the rules now stand, it's a hit.

 

so why'd the scorer change it to fc after originally scoring it a hit?

 

When does football season start?

 

It never ended.

 

Because he apparently hadn't read Rule 10.06.

 

From what I've read, he didn't originally score it a hit. He originally scored it an FC.

The scoreboard showed it to be a hit, but the official scorer -- whose opinion is the only one that counts -- had it FC from the beginning. Then he found Rule 10.06, interpreted it correctly, and changed it to a hit. Voila.