Showing posts with label squeeze play. Show all posts
Showing posts with label squeeze play. Show all posts
Monday, September 10, 2012
Diamond Defined: “Safe” To Suspended Game
From the 2006 book, The Official Rules of Baseball Illustrated, by David Nemec, I will present Rule 2 of the Code - the definitions of baseball terms - over the course of the 2012 baseball season. Today’s terms are: “Safe”, Set Position, Squeeze Play, Strike, Strike Zone, Suspended Game.
“Safe” – a declaration by the umpire that a runner is entitled to the base for which she was trying.
Set Position – one of the two legal pitching positions.
Squeeze Play – a term to designate a play when a team, with a runner on third base, attempts to score that runner by means of a bunt.
Strike – a legal pitch when so called by the umpire.
Strike Zone – that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter’s stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.
Suspended Game – a called game which is to be completed at a later date.
Images:
Left: "Safe" from the website missabbottswkhsblog.blogspot.com
Center: “Diamond Defined” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
Right: Strike Zone diagram from the website donklephant.com
Below: "Red Sox Box" logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
“Safe” – a declaration by the umpire that a runner is entitled to the base for which she was trying.
Set Position – one of the two legal pitching positions.
Squeeze Play – a term to designate a play when a team, with a runner on third base, attempts to score that runner by means of a bunt.
Strike – a legal pitch when so called by the umpire.
Strike Zone – that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter’s stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.
Suspended Game – a called game which is to be completed at a later date.
Images:
Left: "Safe" from the website missabbottswkhsblog.blogspot.com
Center: “Diamond Defined” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
Right: Strike Zone diagram from the website donklephant.com
Below: "Red Sox Box" logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tampa Bay Tags Boston
TAMPA BAY: 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 - 7 13 0
BOSTON: 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1
If there was a villain in today's game, it was not one of the Tampa Bay Rays. It was Bob Davidson, home plate umpire. Now I may not have officiated a ball game, but even I know when the ball crosses the strike zone and when it doesn't. And the ball didn't cross the zone a number of times this game, though Davidson called them strikes (and primarily against the Boston Red Sox). Bob Davidson took away legitimate chances for the team to stage a come back. This game and Davidson) needs to be reviewed.
On a positive note, it was the Red Sox debut of New England outfielder Rocco Baldelli. He made a Web Gem of a catch in the fourth inning in Fenway Park's right field. The rubber match of this opening series is tomorrow and Boston needs to come out swinging and have more effective pitching. The Red Sox have to be hungry for the win and do whatever they can for a good outcome. Perhaps they can take a cue from the Rays, who executed a "suicide safety squeeze?" play in today's game.
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TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Scott Kazmir, Winning Pitcher: Scott Kazmir
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Losing Pitcher: Jon Lester (1)
TAMPA BAY: Save: Grant Balfour
TAMPA BAy: Homeruns: Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria
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RED SOX: Wins: 1, Losses: 1 AL East Standings: Baltimore, Toronto, Boston, Tampa Bay, New York
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Next game: Thursday 9 April 2009, 10:35 a.m. PT, Tampa Bay Rays, Fenway Park, Daisuke Matsuzaka
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