Infield Fly Rule Prompts Criticism of Umpires, Call for Instant Replay in MLB
Andrelton Simmons hit a pop fly that dropped safely in left field after a mix-up between two fielders, either able to have caught the ball easily.www.nesn.com
Controversy follows infield fly rule to Nationals-Cardinals NLDS
He creaked to a stop across the street from Turner Field, where hours later the man's worry came to life as the St. Louis Cardinals survived the infield fly rule and debris and delay to end the Atlanta Braves' season. That earned the Cardinals Sunday's ...www.washingtontimes.com
Infield fly rule: Disputed call nearly causes riot at wild-card game
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 ...abclocal.go.com
MLB Playoffs: Infield Fly Rule Disputed Call Leads To Renewed Cries For ...
Andrelton Simmons hit a pop fly that dropped safely in left field after a mix-up between two fielders, either able to have caught the ball easily.www.huffingtonpost.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 and Braves fans throwing bottles mar Chipper Jones' possible ...
That should have let the bases be loaded, as Simmons' pop-up was not caught and the runners could advance. But one of the umpires called the infield fly rule, which is a rule in place to prevent infielders from purposely dropping a pop-up when there ...blog.zap2it.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: 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
How to Fix the Infield Fly Rule
Yesterday's controversial application of the infield fly rule during the eighth inning of the National League Wild Card game was the latest example of bad umpiring that seems to be pushing the sport to the brink of significant changes regarding how the ...www.captainsblog.info
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
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
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
Why Sam Holbrook made a bad call with the infield fly rule
While many people were initially outraged over umpire Sam Holbrook's decision to call the batter out on the infield fly rule in the eighth inning of the Braves-Cardinals wild card game on Friday, many later became open to listening to the explanation ...larrybrownsports.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
ATLANTA -- An improbable eighth-inning infield-fly ruling brought down the wrath of a sellout crowd and a torrent of empty water bottles and not-so-empty beer cans.articles.chicagotribune.com
CRAWFORD: Tweets from press row - Infield fly edition
I think I saw a couple of bags of M&Ms fly out onto the Turner Field outfield after the NL Wild Card infield fly rule controversy Friday.www.wdrb.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
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
For all the hue and cry over Sam Holbrook's controversial infield-fly rule call in Atlanta or the predictable complaints about the unfairness of sudden death after a 162-game grind, baseball got it right with this extra wild card, and the Braves and ...www.nydailynews.com
Cardinals vs. Braves: Sam Holbrook defends Infield Fly Rule call in Wild Card ...
Umpire Sam Holbrook stood by his controversial Infield Fly Rule call in the Wild Card playoff game between the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals at Turner Field.atlanta.sbnation.com
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