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Has the manager from the Rays explained why he didn't walk the bases loaded with one out in the 9th last night?
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I still cant believe the Red sox beat the Rays in 4 games and are now on their way to the ALCS. Crazy season. No one saw this coming. I am excited but not looking too far ahead.
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Some people feel it should be umpire's discretion which base to award as it is with a fan interference play. However, the ground rules for the stadium and players are set and usually don't fall back on umpire's discretion (hence the term ground rule double) because that is usually a can of worms, especially in the post-season. The overall trend in baseball (with replay, proposed electronic strike zones and such) is to reduce things that rely on umpire's discretion, not add to them, so I don't see MLB moving in that direction on this. This was simply a case of a fluke play falling under the ground rules, and the confusion/debate stemmed from fans, players and broadcasters not knowing if it fell under the ground rules, but the umpires handled it cleanly and correctly, knowing the rule and applying it. It was still a gut punch play to be on the receiving end of, but it was no different than a ball hitting the warning track and bouncing out of play un-fielded (which is what it was, just with an extra bounce off of a player who didn't field it).
-M
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Houston whacked the White Sox 10-1 to win their series, will now face Boston for the AL title.
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And the Braves/Brewers game also produced one of those "the rules say what?!?" things, with Adam Duvall as out even though he wasn't out. Riddle me that, Batman!
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Braves moving on after an exciting game! Freeman is awesome. Got to give it to him.