Column: Botched infield fly rule call not the only problem with baseball wild card
There's too much emphasis put on one game, too many chances that something weird - like a bizarre infield fly rule call - causes an entire season to suddenly go bad.www.washingtonpost.com
White: Umpires made correct call on infield-fly rule
2012 - Follow closely the controversial infield-fly play in the Braves-Cardinals game and you'll see the Infield Fly Rule applied as the rule book suggests. If there's any argument about the result of umpire Sam Holbrook's out call, it's a disagreement ...www.usatoday.com
Infield fly rule disputed call causes havoc before St. Louis beats Atlanta
The infield fly rule gives umpires the discretion to call an automatic out on a popup with more than one runner on base, largely to prevent the team in the field from intentionally letting the ball drop so they can get an extra out, since the runners ...www.wjla.com
Text of the infield fly rule from the Official Baseball Rules
Text of the infield fly rule from Rule 2.00 of the Official Baseball Rules: An INFIELD FLY is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive nor an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, or first ...www.washingtonpost.com
Infield Fly Rule Controversy: Braves vs. Cardinals Wild Card Game Includes ...
True to its name, the Wild Card playoff game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals got wild in the bottom of the eighth inning when the umpires invoked the infield fly rule on a fly ball to left field off the bat of Andrelton Simmons ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Infield Fly Rule: Rundown of How Rule Came into Play in Cardinals vs. Braves
The infield fly rule is, by design, supposed to keep things in order. MLB's official rule states, per Bleacher Report: MLB's official language on the infield fly rule: twitter.com/BleacherReport… - Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 6, 2012 ...bleacherreport.com
Controversial infield fly rule causes chaos in Braves vs. Cardinals Wild Card
A controversial infield fly rule call caused mass chaos during the Braves vs. Cardinals National League Wild Card game, according to an October 5 report from MLB.www.examiner.com
Text of the infield fly rule from Rule 2.00 of the Official Baseball Rules:
Rule 2.00 (Infield Fly) Comment: On the infield fly rule the umpire is to rule whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder - not by some arbitrary limitation such as the grass, or the base lines.msn.foxsports.com
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves: Umpires Get Infield Fly Rule Call Right
When left field umpire Sam Holbrook ruled Atlanta batter Andrelton Simmons out on the infield fly rule in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Cardinals vs.bleacherreport.com
Braves get swatted by Cardinals with infield fly rule
But just before the ball dropped, left-field umpire Sam Holbrook signaled an automatic out because of the infield fly rule, which is designed to prevent a team from intentionally dropping a popup in order to get extra outs with more than one runner on ...www.latimes.com
Atlanta Braves Dispute Infield Fly Rule Call By Sam Holbrook In 6-3 Loss To ...
ATLANTA - Just like last year, the Braves lost out on a spot in the NL division series to the St. Louis Cardinals. Only this time, Atlanta was knocked out with the help of what will be remembered as one of the most disputed infield fly calls in ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Cardinals overcome ugly delay, Braves to advance
Andrelton Simmons was ruled out on an infield fly rule. The ball dropped in left-center -- 75 feet beyond the infield -- out of the reach of rookie shortstop Pete Kozma.www.chicagotribune.com
Devil's Advocate and the Infield Fly Rule
The Infield Fly Rule has always been kind of a joke. I don't mean that the rule is stupid; I mean that the rule is literally used as a joke more commonly than it is actually needed in a game.www.athleticsnation.com
Braves blew it before infield fly rule call
Holbrook invoked the infield fly rule in the eighth inning, with the Braves trying to rally from a 6-3 deficit. Andrelton Simmons' fly ball to short left field dropped safely, but Simmons was already out after Holbrook judged the fly ball covered by ...overtime.blogs.pressdemocrat.com
Cardinals top Braves after infield fly rule goes against Atlanta
But left-field umpire Sam Holbrook called Andrelton Simmons out under the infield fly rule - even though the ball landed 50 feet beyond the dirt.www.kansascity.com
Braves vs. Cardinals infield fly rule call the right move (say contrarians)
The infield fly rule call that punctuated the St. Louis Cardinals' Wild Card win over the Atlanta Braves with 18 minutes of flying garbage looked inconceivably wrong at a glance—they're rarely called as far out as Pete Kozma was when he thought he was ...stlouis.sbnation.com
The pop-up heard 'round the world
ATLANTA -- We've all seen the magic of October. Uhhh, this wasn't it. Let's see now. We just witnessed a postseason baseball game in which Chipper Jones' career ended.espn.go.com
Infield Fly Rule Call Among Top 10 Worst Calls in MLB Postseason History ...
Despite the Cardinals playing well and winning 6-3, the postseason's enduring memory will now be of the umpires' performance in their game against the Braves, where a controversial infield fly rule call seemed to squash a Braves rally. The incident has ...www.nesn.com
Infield fly ruling draws Braves' ire, sparks disruption
Kozma was approximately 90 feet onto the outfield grass when the ball dropped between him and the charging Holliday, and the umpire's arm didn't go up to indicate the infield fly rule until a moment before the ball hit the ground. "I went back and I ...mlb.mlb.com
The MLB Warned You: They Don't Understand The Infield Fly Rule Either
The MLB has actually been advertising their understanding, or lack thereof, of the infield fly rule all along on their official Twitter account, featuring the phrase ""We don't understand the infield fly rule, either" in its description. That is, until ...www.sportsgrid.com
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