All those Cubs around second and Cain walks to first at the end of a run down. As a Cubs fan it just makes you shake your head. Good run down by Yelich and Cain. Was fun to watch. Great video
LOL...I want to shit on the Cubs SOOO bad as a Brewers fan, but...it's not like it's a stupid play by the Cubs. I mean, they've gotta assume someone is covering 1st or trailing Cain.
The play by ichiro was great along with the foul ball he let hit the ground to avoid the tag up. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, baseball says hold my beer
@@Sindraug25 you are correct. It's only in effect if there are runners on 1st and 2nd or the bases are loaded with less than 2 outs. Which applies here (there were runners on 1st and 2nd that play).
Eh...maybe. They say a fly ball that takes ORDINARY effort to catch. For a pitcher...they may well say that was a difficult catch. I don't think it's clear cut either way. You're probably right, but it's close.
Can you explain that play? It was initially foul, how does it rolling back into fair territory make it fair? Also what was Swisher tagged out for, not being in the batter's box or something? It was a 1-1 count
@@omegamanGXE Before 1st and 3rd a ball is fair or foul where it's touched or where it stops. It started in foul territory and the batter assumed that's where it'd stay and he stopped paying attention but the ball was still rolling. If the ball had stopped in foul territory it'd have been a foul ball, if the ball had been touched in foul territory it'd have been a foul ball, but the ball continued to roll into fair territory and that's when the catcher picked it up and thus it was a fair ball.
@@brianarbenz1329 to add to that if the ball reaches the passes the bag then it depend on which side of the bag it roll pass. If it pass the bag out of bounds then it is a foul. Inner part of the line then it is fair. The ball did not have energy to reach the bag so that part does not matter, but there been hits that just was in fair ground but went out of bound as soon as it cross the bag.
@@HrHTeamit is usual to go from 1st to 2nd (player A) as the runner between 2nd and 3rd (player B) is trapped. At the least you have a runner at 2nd after player B is eventually tagged. In this case player A deviated from this rhetoric as he saw 1st was not covered anymore (1st baseman came to help in the rundown of player B I assume) As player A didnt touch the 2nd base it was still free for player B to get to safety, while player A just got back to 1st, which wasnt covered. So no one got tagged. What makes it even better is that the person with the ball probably thought he'd just tag both player A and B at 2nd (have 1 called out by the ump) and didn't see the move of player A coming. If player A just stayed at 1st, player B would have been kept in the rundown indefinitely until he got tagged.
@@AboeGameslet me check my understanding. So number 27 on blue team was hoping that player A was going to step on second base which makes player B ineligible to become safe at 2nd hence 27 didn’t make the effort to get white 22 tagged out during a rundown
@@23davidian96 If a ball is popped up into the air with runners on base the infield fly rule can be called by umpires. When called the batter is automatically out even if the ball drops. It's to protect runners who've already safely reached base.
@Finn Griggs There has to be a force at THIRD for the infield fly rule to take affect. That said I’m not sure exactly why they didn’t write the rule to cover this exact play as well. They should just make it force at second or third. There is also the intentional drop rule in any circumstance. But I believe the ball actually has to hit the glove for that to take affect. In any case they should expand the rule. And no. The infield fly rule doesn’t, “take away the skill gap.” Without it there is literally no correct choice for the runners at first and second with less than two outs and an infield fly ball. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t if an infielder purposefully drops a ball. Happened all the time in the late 1890s. Hence the rule. It’s a necessary rule...
Not sure why they didn’t call IFF. It looked like runners in first and second, less than two outs, and a pop fly that could be caught with ordinary effort by an infielder.
@@nicholasb8900 probably they was not fast enough. Umpires are also humans and such a short fly ball they might not have had time to come to a conclusion and make the call before it hit the ground.
@@martinbille8593 I agree on the short fly ball that bloops in the infield. Runners should know the situation as well and stay put. Not sure if umpires are allowed to place runners after not signaling IFF knowing that runners would never try to advance unless forced.
The Freddy Freeman play where they got the 4th out in case they appealed the 3rd out means it is now possible to get a quadruple play. Granted I don't think MLB would keep track of this stat. The bases are loaded and you get a triple play, but 1 is close so you go for the 4th out just in case.
@@TheRealManbropig yeah I think you're right now that I'm looking into it, it's just something I heard years ago that I wanted to believe because I think that would be cool
@@blizzard8958 Wow..you literally just made that up out of thin air. It doesn't even make sense why you would think they start the next inning with 1 out. A game is made up of 9 innings with 3 outs each..not 27 outs. Think about it with common sense for a second...if you could get an extra out, then it would be common for defense to go for double plays when there are two outs. Thus getting a free out next inning.
@@SickRedApple You should probably look up the definition of angry before embarrassing yourself and your family again. Of course, looking at your subscription history, I can see why you have anger on the brain. Life's not working out for you, is it? Probably re-thinking your decision to not bother with college?
I can't believe Carpenter fell for the hidden ball trick! Brilliant by the first baseman, of course, but as a baserunner you always have to be aware of what's happening.
It's actually even worse. He didn't fall for the hidden ball trick. Just watch the video, he never even SAW the fake throw happen. Helton literally could have just caught the ball and stood there and waited. Carpenter was just in lala land with his guard completely down, that's why he got a little chewing out from his first base coach who was not at fault.
Yeah it’s not really the hidden ball trick. A traditional hidden ball trick involves a mound conference and the first (or third) baseman walking back to the base with the ball while the pitcher pretends to have the ball. Which is why you don’t take your lead till the pitcher is on the mound. Because they cant legally actually touch the mound without the ball...
@@benhaney9629 No, it's really not, it's either or. It's not the whole thing where you have a meeting on the mound and the 1B comes back with the ball. It's actually the far less common version. How many times have you seen THAT work in Baseball? Not like...some youth travel team, but College, MiLB or MLB? That was definitely the most common version.
it's one of the rules that's left to the discretion of the umpire. The rule does state that it doesn't apply to bunts or line drives, or when a player has to make an extra effort to make the play. The only thing I can think of is that it appears that the batter tried to check his swing so maybe they deemed it a swinging bunt or that they didn't think it was high enough to be considered a fly ball. I think the infield fly rule should've been applied on the last one.
Most times the infield fly rule is called when the ball is coming down in a baseline with a runner trying to advance through it. In the last one the ball came down in the green between first and the mound. Their's no chance for interference on either side. A bases loaded situation might have been a different call due to the 10 people moving around in the area though only one runner would have actually been moving.
@@jameshendricks8526 The infield fly rule isn’t about interference, it’s about creating a double play opportunity by letting the ball drop instead of catching it. That’s why it’s only called if runners are on 1st and 2nd bases. If you catch the ball it’s 1 out and the runners don’t advance. If you let the ball drop, you throw to 3rd base, then 2nd base, double play - 2 outs. I think Patrick wall’s explanation makes sense about the discretion of the umpire. It seems like the infield fly should have been called in this case, imho.
@@christopheranderson9982 that does make sense though back when I played it was never called except the rare occasion of the base line. Runner looking straight ahead and fielders looking up, it was a dangerous situation. I guess as kids the calls may have been different
The infield fly should be called when a ball hit is in the air and can be caught with routine effort by an infielder. The pitcher is an infielder for purposes of the rule. The fact that the announcer said “he lets it drop” tells you that the ball was catchable with “routine effort.” It makes no difference where the ball is hit except for fair or foul if it can be caught with … “routine effort.”
Min @LAA at 3:34- bad umping. This is an infield fly on the MLB ruling of "a fly ball (that isn't a bunt or line drive[it is neither]) while runners are at 1st and 2nd and which the fielder could catch with reasonable effort." The whole point of the infield fly is to rule out this exact situation where dropping the ball automatically gets a double play.
@@derekmillar8265 Except it was high enough for the defender to get under it, easily, and purposefully let drop. Which, by the MLB rules, is an infield fly. Not only that, they use this drop to pull of the exact thing the infield fly protects. A forced double play based on whether or not a fielder chooses to make this catch. You can use your umpiring background as an argument, but that just shows you were also a bad ump (in this situation). I've quoted the MLB rules. The rules are clear. And this is in clear violation of said rule.
@@Wildcat2017 the infield fly rule is strictly a judgement call for the umpires to make. In other words if it’s not called on the field then it’s not infield fly. You can make the argument that it might’ve been appropriate to make that call but it can go either way. Regardless I wouldn’t go so far as to call it ‘bad umpiring’
@@javidappledehli2359 "judgement calls" very much can be bad umpiring. But judgement calls with a strict definition of when to call them are the easiest to call for bad umpiring. You can tell a fly rule was called incorrectly (in this case, the lack of a call) when the very thing the infield fly rule is supposed to protect happens on the play, while also meeting every criteria to make the call. Yes, this is a judgement call. But by every definition in the rules of the MLB, it was the WRONG judgement call. (which, again, yes, you CAN make an incorrect judgement call. You just can't overturn it).
If the fielder has enough time to think about whether or not to catch the ball, it went high enough to call the rule. The umps screwed that one up good.
My thought too. The entire reason the rule was created was to prevent this situation. It’s a counter to the rule of runners requiring to tag up on a fly ball to avoid easy double / triple plays.
I'm wondering the same thing. Should have been ruled infield fly. This happens all too often. They do the same thing when there is only a runner on first. To me it's cheap gimmick and the batter should just be called out with no double play because there is always a double play in that situation.
@@noone4479 It's only an Infield fly IF there is a force at 3rd. You need runners on first AND second before they can call the rule. It will never be called with ONLY a runner at first because there is no reason to. If the batter runs he should be able to stay out of the double play every time.
It's always the umpires judgment. I think why they didn't call it was that the ball didn't go high enough to be considered a fly ball. Usually a fielder need to be camped under the ball before they call it demonstrating normal effort.
12th inning, tie game, only 1 out, runner on 3rd. If he catches it, the runner on 3rd can easily tag and score. Letting it drop gives them a chance to not give up a run.
I missed it the first couple times also, but if he caught it, it's a sac fly and a runner on third base scores. That's why, as a baseball player, you HAVE to know the situation. You HAVE to be aware of the score, inning, how many outs, etc otherwise a less astute fielder would have caught it and lost the game.
@@brandonfrancey5592 yeah, I watched it a couple of times we for it occurred to me what they were doing. And sure enough, they had the graphic showing a man on third.
Johnny Damon did the nobody-at-3rd thing in the World Series, Yanks against Phillies. Also, Robbie Cano's bunt double to beat the shift was pretty crafty too.
@@ts944 because the runner on third can “tag up” meaning he can run home and would likely score once that ball is caught. but since he let that ball drop in foul territory it’s a dead ball and no runners can tag up or advance. it’s very situation since in this case there was less than 2 outs and a runner on third in a close game where every run matters
“Insane...”? Catching that ball literally ends the game... I’d 100% know to do the same when I was 8 years old. I mean I knew a lot about baseball but these are pros... I mean maybe it’s true not many major leaguers would think to do that but if that’s the case it’s a depressing thought...
There was a runner waiting on third. Had Holliday caught the ball, the runner at third could run home and beat Holliday's throw home. Letting it drop makes it so the runner on base can't try to advance. I'm not sure the outcome of this particular game but it happened in the top of the 12th inning tied 3-3 so that runner could've scored the game winning run had Holliday caught the ball.
@@rustyshackleford1842 It depends on the importance of the run and when play occurs. If you're up by at least a few runs, by all means take the out. If that run would possibly beat you, let it drop. Also maybe early in the game, make the catch, conceding the one run, in the hope of avoiding the big inning.
Depends on the situation. But it was extra innings tied game home team up. Catching the ball would have literally lost the game. He got all this praise from the announcers. Literally saying that, “Not many fielders would think you do that...” God I hope that isn’t true. It’s an obvious play. I’d know to do the same at 8 years old. These are pros. But maybe they’re right. I don’t know. Depressing if so though...
The hidden ball trick on Carpenter? That’s just as much on Maloney as it is Carpenter. Carpenter should have been paying attention, and so should have Maloney. Maloney should have told him to stay on the bag.
Lol don't blame the first base coach because carpenter does something stupid. It's not little league, players gotta remember the basics and keep there head in the game when on the field.
No, they didn't run on their own accord, they waited until the infielder didn't catch the ball and that forced them to run. There's a rule preventing this situation they for some reason the umpire chose not to call.
The last play is a bad non-call from the umps. The infield fly rule was made for instances just like that where the runners are caught in no-man's land.
That last one, the plate umpire calls "infield fly." By the time he rips off his mask and finds the ball and the fielder, then judges the situation, it's already on the ground. A very difficult infield fly call to make.
The last play in the video should have been called an infield fly by the umpires, for the very reason of what ended up happening with the play. The defense should not get rewarded with manufacturing a double play on a fly ball that the pitcher clearly could have caught "with ordinary effort". The umpires screwed that one up.
I didn't know that if a ball goes in foul territory but rolls back into fair territory its fair. I thought as soon as it touches foul territory it's foul.
I saw one of these the other day. There were runners on first and second during a Mets/Giants game. The pitcher for the Giants tried to pick off the runner at 1st and while he was doing that the runner at 2nd ran to 3rd and made it. While that was going on the runner at 1st went to 2nd. Gabe Kapler lost his mind. I don't know what the rule is he thought they broke but later on during the game one of the crowd reporters said Buck Showalter practiced that play during Spring Training. He has the entire rule book memorized.
The rule states that it has to be able to be easily caught by an infielder. Also, the pitcher is not technically an infielder according to the rule book (only 1B, 2B, SS, and 3B), so the IF rule is not invoked in that situation.
Tie game in the 12th inning with a runner on 3rd base and only 1 out. If he catches the ball then the runner on 3rd can try and run home to score and take the lead in extra innings. It would be hard for the outfielder to get a clean throw straight to home plate after catching that ball since he is running straight at the close wall. Letting it drop resulted in a foul ball and the runner can't advance.
If he catches it the runner on third would have tagged and they would have either lost the lead or game (don't remember exact scenario)...not catching it saved a run.
By the looks of it, its riding the line of being a routine fly. Routine fly (not much effort) and this play (somewhat effort by the pitcher). So its really whatever the umpire decides to call 🤷🏻♂️
@@B1GM3X1C4N The infield fly rule is about being settled under the ball. The pitcher had stopped with both feet on the ground with the ball within reach. Exactly how much more "settled under" does someone need to be? The umps fucked up and should have called the play dead when the ball hit the grass.
It is rarely called on bloops like that. Technically, it COULD be called, but I really doubt most umpires would considered that a routine fly. Generally most umpires will only call it if there is time to get under it, and wait for it to come down.
All those Cubs around second and Cain walks to first at the end of a run down. As a Cubs fan it just makes you shake your head. Good run down by Yelich and Cain. Was fun to watch. Great video
Same thing with the cubs grounds crew. More videos of them fucning up then any other team in the bigs.
A rundown shouldn't take more than 2 throws 😭
As a Cardinals fan, I wonder why you just dont root for the Sox
@@kylelococo7620 Hahahs
LOL...I want to shit on the Cubs SOOO bad as a Brewers fan, but...it's not like it's a stupid play by the Cubs. I mean, they've gotta assume someone is covering 1st or trailing Cain.
I love how Swisher just laughs about it. He knew. He knew.
He knew the paychecks would clear and he was no longer required to put in effort. Dude straight up stole that money from Cleveland.
The play by ichiro was great along with the foul ball he let hit the ground to avoid the tag up. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, baseball says hold my beer
That was Holiday
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ I hate people like you
You had to believe Ichiro because of all of his previous chase downs
Baseball has great rules...it's awesome to see players with presence of mind/wisdom to take advantage
@@disf5178 only sport of the big 4 where brains rival or outweigh brawn, and you don't have to be traditionally athletic (david wells lol)
That last one is exactly why the Infield Fly exists. Probably should have been called there.
Yep. And it says in the rules that an umpire can still call the infield fly after the fact. He's supposed to if they blew calling it before.
I'm pretty sure it's only in effect with more than one runner on base.
@@Sindraug25 you are correct. It's only in effect if there are runners on 1st and 2nd or the bases are loaded with less than 2 outs. Which applies here (there were runners on 1st and 2nd that play).
@@TheDonkeyJote Oh, you're right. I didn't even notice the guy on 2nd.
Eh...maybe. They say a fly ball that takes ORDINARY effort to catch. For a pitcher...they may well say that was a difficult catch.
I don't think it's clear cut either way. You're probably right, but it's close.
I love how happy Pena looks as he picks up that fair ball
His smile there lives in my head rent free lol
Can you explain that play? It was initially foul, how does it rolling back into fair territory make it fair? Also what was Swisher tagged out for, not being in the batter's box or something? It was a 1-1 count
@@omegamanGXE Before 1st and 3rd a ball is fair or foul where it's touched or where it stops. It started in foul territory and the batter assumed that's where it'd stay and he stopped paying attention but the ball was still rolling. If the ball had stopped in foul territory it'd have been a foul ball, if the ball had been touched in foul territory it'd have been a foul ball, but the ball continued to roll into fair territory and that's when the catcher picked it up and thus it was a fair ball.
I learned something today.
@@brianarbenz1329 to add to that if the ball reaches the passes the bag then it depend on which side of the bag it roll pass. If it pass the bag out of bounds then it is a foul. Inner part of the line then it is fair. The ball did not have energy to reach the bag so that part does not matter, but there been hits that just was in fair ground but went out of bound as soon as it cross the bag.
That play by Cain was one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen in baseball.
can you explain what happened?
@@HrHTeamit is usual to go from 1st to 2nd (player A) as the runner between 2nd and 3rd (player B) is trapped. At the least you have a runner at 2nd after player B is eventually tagged. In this case player A deviated from this rhetoric as he saw 1st was not covered anymore (1st baseman came to help in the rundown of player B I assume) As player A didnt touch the 2nd base it was still free for player B to get to safety, while player A just got back to 1st, which wasnt covered. So no one got tagged. What makes it even better is that the person with the ball probably thought he'd just tag both player A and B at 2nd (have 1 called out by the ump) and didn't see the move of player A coming. If player A just stayed at 1st, player B would have been kept in the rundown indefinitely until he got tagged.
@@AboeGameslet me check my understanding. So number 27 on blue team was hoping that player A was going to step on second base which makes player B ineligible to become safe at 2nd hence 27 didn’t make the effort to get white 22 tagged out during a rundown
@@HrHTeamexactly
1:10 that big goofy smile LOL
Reynolds base running is so smart. So aware. Props to him.
Ichiro and Helton did some Houdini stuff out there on the diamond.
That last clip is exactly why we have the infield fly rule
What's that?
@@23davidian96 If a ball is popped up into the air with runners on base the infield fly rule can be called by umpires. When called the batter is automatically out even if the ball drops. It's to protect runners who've already safely reached base.
Rule takes away skill gap
@@its_mysterion not really. It just leads to an easy double play
@Finn Griggs
There has to be a force at THIRD for the infield fly rule to take affect. That said I’m not sure exactly why they didn’t write the rule to cover this exact play as well. They should just make it force at second or third. There is also the intentional drop rule in any circumstance. But I believe the ball actually has to hit the glove for that to take affect. In any case they should expand the rule. And no. The infield fly rule doesn’t, “take away the skill gap.” Without it there is literally no correct choice for the runners at first and second with less than two outs and an infield fly ball. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t if an infielder purposefully drops a ball. Happened all the time in the late 1890s. Hence the rule. It’s a necessary rule...
A few smart plays in there.
A lot of routine plays, executed by great players, as well.
The infield fly rule was put in place just for plays like that last one, batter out and everyone stays where they were.
Not sure why they didn’t call IFF. It looked like runners in first and second, less than two outs, and a pop fly that could be caught with ordinary effort by an infielder.
It certainly seems like the umps dropped the ball on that one.
@@G.Aaron.Fisher bu dum tsss
@@nicholasb8900 probably they was not fast enough. Umpires are also humans and such a short fly ball they might not have had time to come to a conclusion and make the call before it hit the ground.
@@martinbille8593 I agree on the short fly ball that bloops in the infield. Runners should know the situation as well and stay put. Not sure if umpires are allowed to place runners after not signaling IFF knowing that runners would never try to advance unless forced.
The Freddy Freeman play where they got the 4th out in case they appealed the 3rd out means it is now possible to get a quadruple play. Granted I don't think MLB would keep track of this stat.
The bases are loaded and you get a triple play, but 1 is close so you go for the 4th out just in case.
@@blizzard8958 I think you are incorrect about the next inning starting with 1 out.
@@TheRealManbropig yeah I think you're right now that I'm looking into it, it's just something I heard years ago that I wanted to believe because I think that would be cool
@@blizzard8958 Wow..you literally just made that up out of thin air. It doesn't even make sense why you would think they start the next inning with 1 out. A game is made up of 9 innings with 3 outs each..not 27 outs.
Think about it with common sense for a second...if you could get an extra out, then it would be common for defense to go for double plays when there are two outs. Thus getting a free out next inning.
@@FUGP72 Take a breather dude, no need to get so angry lol
@@SickRedApple You should probably look up the definition of angry before embarrassing yourself and your family again.
Of course, looking at your subscription history, I can see why you have anger on the brain. Life's not working out for you, is it? Probably re-thinking your decision to not bother with college?
Seeing carpenter getting tagged out like that is probably one of the happiest things for MLB fans. Well besides cardinals fans of course 😂
"How many outfielders would know not to catch that ball"
Literally all of them. Coaches exist.
Why wouldn't he catch it to get the batter out?
I can't believe Carpenter fell for the hidden ball trick! Brilliant by the first baseman, of course, but as a baserunner you always have to be aware of what's happening.
Cardinals fan here, but I’m no Marp apologist, but the 1st base coach is more at fault here than Matt. Heads up play by Helton.
It's actually even worse. He didn't fall for the hidden ball trick. Just watch the video, he never even SAW the fake throw happen. Helton literally could have just caught the ball and stood there and waited. Carpenter was just in lala land with his guard completely down, that's why he got a little chewing out from his first base coach who was not at fault.
Yeah it’s not really the hidden ball trick. A traditional hidden ball trick involves a mound conference and the first (or third) baseman walking back to the base with the ball while the pitcher pretends to have the ball. Which is why you don’t take your lead till the pitcher is on the mound. Because they cant legally actually touch the mound without the ball...
I can't believe they're describing it as a "1 in a billion play."
@@benhaney9629 No, it's really not, it's either or. It's not the whole thing where you have a meeting on the mound and the 1B comes back with the ball.
It's actually the far less common version. How many times have you seen THAT work in Baseball? Not like...some youth travel team, but College, MiLB or MLB?
That was definitely the most common version.
The Pittsburgh pirates should build a video of IQ of 10 plays
Why no infield fly rule on the last one?!?
it's one of the rules that's left to the discretion of the umpire. The rule does state that it doesn't apply to bunts or line drives, or when a player has to make an extra effort to make the play. The only thing I can think of is that it appears that the batter tried to check his swing so maybe they deemed it a swinging bunt or that they didn't think it was high enough to be considered a fly ball. I think the infield fly rule should've been applied on the last one.
Most times the infield fly rule is called when the ball is coming down in a baseline with a runner trying to advance through it. In the last one the ball came down in the green between first and the mound. Their's no chance for interference on either side. A bases loaded situation might have been a different call due to the 10 people moving around in the area though only one runner would have actually been moving.
@@jameshendricks8526 The infield fly rule isn’t about interference, it’s about creating a double play opportunity by letting the ball drop instead of catching it. That’s why it’s only called if runners are on 1st and 2nd bases.
If you catch the ball it’s 1 out and the runners don’t advance. If you let the ball drop, you throw to 3rd base, then 2nd base, double play - 2 outs.
I think Patrick wall’s explanation makes sense about the discretion of the umpire. It seems like the infield fly should have been called in this case, imho.
@@christopheranderson9982 that does make sense though back when I played it was never called except the rare occasion of the base line. Runner looking straight ahead and fielders looking up, it was a dangerous situation. I guess as kids the calls may have been different
The infield fly should be called when a ball hit is in the air and can be caught with routine effort by an infielder. The pitcher is an infielder for purposes of the rule. The fact that the announcer said “he lets it drop” tells you that the ball was catchable with “routine effort.” It makes no difference where the ball is hit except for fair or foul if it can be caught with … “routine effort.”
The fake throw to the pitcher was just perfect
Min @LAA at 3:34- bad umping. This is an infield fly on the MLB ruling of "a fly ball (that isn't a bunt or line drive[it is neither]) while runners are at 1st and 2nd and which the fielder could catch with reasonable effort."
The whole point of the infield fly is to rule out this exact situation where dropping the ball automatically gets a double play.
As a former umpire, I respectfully disagree. That was not high enough for the infield fly rule to be applied.
@@derekmillar8265 Except it was high enough for the defender to get under it, easily, and purposefully let drop. Which, by the MLB rules, is an infield fly. Not only that, they use this drop to pull of the exact thing the infield fly protects. A forced double play based on whether or not a fielder chooses to make this catch. You can use your umpiring background as an argument, but that just shows you were also a bad ump (in this situation). I've quoted the MLB rules. The rules are clear. And this is in clear violation of said rule.
Exactly
@@Wildcat2017 the infield fly rule is strictly a judgement call for the umpires to make. In other words if it’s not called on the field then it’s not infield fly. You can make the argument that it might’ve been appropriate to make that call but it can go either way. Regardless I wouldn’t go so far as to call it ‘bad umpiring’
@@javidappledehli2359 "judgement calls" very much can be bad umpiring. But judgement calls with a strict definition of when to call them are the easiest to call for bad umpiring. You can tell a fly rule was called incorrectly (in this case, the lack of a call) when the very thing the infield fly rule is supposed to protect happens on the play, while also meeting every criteria to make the call. Yes, this is a judgement call. But by every definition in the rules of the MLB, it was the WRONG judgement call. (which, again, yes, you CAN make an incorrect judgement call. You just can't overturn it).
My favorite was and always will be the fake throw back to the pitcher from first..
And by next season, we'll have to say 1 Trillion IQ plays and maybe add 'insane' for good measure.
I think it might be fair to retroactively call an infield fly for smaller pop ups
If the fielder has enough time to think about whether or not to catch the ball, it went high enough to call the rule. The umps screwed that one up good.
It's literally in the infield fly rule that it can be called after it falls. And should be called after if they mess it up initially.
아니 나갔다 들어오는것도 아웃인가?
뜬공도 아니고 땅볼인데 파울지역에 땅에 닿는 순간 파울이지
그게 굴러 들어온다고 인플레이가 되나? 그건 첨알았네
Last one should have been ruled IFR.
That was an easily catchable popup.
Yeah. What's up with that??? Any idea why it wasn't?
Probably before they created the IFR...
My thought too. The entire reason the rule was created was to prevent this situation. It’s a counter to the rule of runners requiring to tag up on a fly ball to avoid easy double / triple plays.
@@Herkfixer1 Infield fly rule was put in the rule book in 1895, it is in section 2.0.
Yes, 1895, 127 years ago.
@@MichaelClark-uw7ex true.. guess it just didn't get much coverage until recently.
The Freddy Freeman play was out of this world quick thinking
Freddie*
It’s much fun to see the movie that have 1 million IQ title :)
Love watching these plays.
Damn dude found another gear getting to 3rd. That's heads up base running.
The catcher one was def the best 🤣
A blown rundown is high IQ? Uh ok
Pov, you watched baseball for the first time and have no idea whats happening
Got to love some of these titles ...this apparently is a billion times more difficult the coming up with the Theory of Relativity...
could someone please clarify what happened in the second play that was shown?
Inciarte put his hands up acting like he didn’t see the ball to fool the runner into taking a bigger lead off 1st.
@ 3:34 is this not why there is an infield pop fly rule?
Why wasn't the last one called an infield fly? Is it the umpire's discretion?
I'm wondering the same thing. Should have been ruled infield fly. This happens all too often. They do the same thing when there is only a runner on first. To me it's cheap gimmick and the batter should just be called out with no double play because there is always a double play in that situation.
@@noone4479 It's only an Infield fly IF there is a force at 3rd. You need runners on first AND second before they can call the rule. It will never be called with ONLY a runner at first because there is no reason to. If the batter runs he should be able to stay out of the double play every time.
It's always the umpires judgment. I think why they didn't call it was that the ball didn't go high enough to be considered a fly ball. Usually a fielder need to be camped under the ball before they call it demonstrating normal effort.
In this case runners on 1st & 2nd. If the catch can be made in a routine manner it is an automatic infield fly call.
It wasn't nearly high enough to be considered a pop fly. It was more of a looping shot.
This is why baseball's the greatest game.
Good ol Tod Father, teaching the kiddos
They missed an obvious one. Chase Utley faking a throw to first in the 2008 World Series, and running a runner out at home plate.
Some of these plays were either 1 billion IQ or negative 1 billion IQ plays.
The smartest ideas in the world are stupid if they dont work.
Hey xan anyone tell me why Holliday letting the ball drop instead of catching it was the smart move?
12th inning, tie game, only 1 out, runner on 3rd. If he catches it, the runner on 3rd can easily tag and score. Letting it drop gives them a chance to not give up a run.
@@grantgates9164 gotcha. I didn't hear them say there was a runner on third.
@@m1lkl1zard8 You have to look at the graphic on the screen, they didn't say it but the info is there.
I missed it the first couple times also, but if he caught it, it's a sac fly and a runner on third base scores. That's why, as a baseball player, you HAVE to know the situation. You HAVE to be aware of the score, inning, how many outs, etc otherwise a less astute fielder would have caught it and lost the game.
@@brandonfrancey5592 yeah, I watched it a couple of times we for it occurred to me what they were doing. And sure enough, they had the graphic showing a man on third.
Johnny Damon did the nobody-at-3rd thing in the World Series, Yanks against Phillies. Also, Robbie Cano's bunt double to beat the shift was pretty crafty too.
Last one should have been called an infield fly rule.
How was the last one not called infield fly?
Nick Swisher visited us in Kabul -- good guy!
I’ve seen Jim Edmonds make a deke just like Ichiro did, fooling the guy on second from advancing 2 bases on a double.
the last one looked like a fielder's choice
1st play has to be the slowest base hit in history
1:00 that’s absolutely insane to think of that on the spot
Could you explain to someone who knows nothing about baseball why he would do that?
@@ts944 because the runner on third can “tag up” meaning he can run home and would likely score once that ball is caught. but since he let that ball drop in foul territory it’s a dead ball and no runners can tag up or advance.
it’s very situation since in this case there was less than 2 outs and a runner on third in a close game where every run matters
@@JL1009 thanks for taking the time. That makes sense 🙂
“Insane...”?
Catching that ball literally ends the game...
I’d 100% know to do the same when I was 8 years old. I mean I knew a lot about baseball but these are pros... I mean maybe it’s true not many major leaguers would think to do that but if that’s the case it’s a depressing thought...
@@benhaney9629 I think the awareness of being in foul territory and letting it drop would not be common in little league or the majors
2:27 as many times as I've seen this I've never consciously realized some of the crowd shouting their warnings/excitement before he got sneak-tagged
Cain was an aspiring basketball player, but didn’t make the HS team and went with baseball.
I don’t understand letting the ball drop in foul territory, wouldn’t you want the out?
@@MC-24 Scratching my head as well - thanks!
There was a runner waiting on third. Had Holliday caught the ball, the runner at third could run home and beat Holliday's throw home. Letting it drop makes it so the runner on base can't try to advance. I'm not sure the outcome of this particular game but it happened in the top of the 12th inning tied 3-3 so that runner could've scored the game winning run had Holliday caught the ball.
@@rustyshackleford1842 It depends on the importance of the run and when play occurs. If you're up by at least a few runs, by all means take the out. If that run would possibly beat you, let it drop. Also maybe early in the game, make the catch, conceding the one run, in the hope of avoiding the big inning.
Because if he caught it the runner would've tagged up and scored and since they were in extra innings they would've won
Depends on the situation. But it was extra innings tied game home team up. Catching the ball would have literally lost the game. He got all this praise from the announcers. Literally saying that, “Not many fielders would think you do that...”
God I hope that isn’t true. It’s an obvious play. I’d know to do the same at 8 years old. These are pros. But maybe they’re right. I don’t know. Depressing if so though...
Love this channel
Cubs being Cubs, wow.
last one pissed me off
The hidden ball trick on Carpenter? That’s just as much on Maloney as it is Carpenter. Carpenter should have been paying attention, and so should have Maloney. Maloney should have told him to stay on the bag.
Lol don't blame the first base coach because carpenter does something stupid. It's not little league, players gotta remember the basics and keep there head in the game when on the field.
You know some of these people were pissed
eesh, the Cubs do not cover themselves in glory in this set.
Why was it better for the outfielder to not catch the ball at 1:00?
Runner at third would have scored if he'd caught the foul. I'm not sure of the game situation, but it might have been the go ahead or winning run.
@@marksieving7925 extra innings top of 12th, it would have been the go ahead run
One Billion? Do the Math! No Way!
That last play should’ve been an infield fly rule. To prevent that such shit
No, they didn't run on their own accord, they waited until the infielder didn't catch the ball and that forced them to run. There's a rule preventing this situation they for some reason the umpire chose not to call.
The last play is a bad non-call from the umps. The infield fly rule was made for instances just like that where the runners are caught in no-man's land.
Nah. There needs to be a force at third to be in affect. So runners or first and second or bases loaded.
@@benhaney9629 on the last play, there are runners at first and second.
Good video!
Would love to see NY Mets in world Series 🌎 ⚾ this year
1 Billion IQ? Seems like guys just doing their jobs to me.
That last one, the plate umpire calls "infield fly." By the time he rips off his mask and finds the ball and the fielder, then judges the situation, it's already on the ground. A very difficult infield fly call to make.
1:05 - Every Little League coach is screaming at the player to run hard on every hit, foul or fair. 😁
One would expect a lot more great plays for people who get paid millions of dollars to play
Like my dad always said. Imagine the next ball coming to you, what would you do?
2:30 I think that only worked cuz the runner wasn't looking at the baseman when the fake throw happened.
I don’t understand what happened in most of those, my mom didn’t let me play baseball.
I love baseball
1:02 white cap and glasses Bartman?
Ignored infield fly rule on last one.
The last play in the video should have been called an infield fly by the umpires, for the very reason of what ended up happening with the play. The defense should not get rewarded with manufacturing a double play on a fly ball that the pitcher clearly could have caught "with ordinary effort". The umpires screwed that one up.
No force at third. Although I agree in principle. The rule should be expanded imo. But the umps didn’t mess up.
Fun vid
I didn't know that if a ball goes in foul territory but rolls back into fair territory its fair. I thought as soon as it touches foul territory it's foul.
Only in the infield
@@newironsideso Swisher should have run to first?
Good stuff
That last highlight should have gone to third, then second. still a DP but only a runner on first.
Love it!
Oh yeah, catching a ball requires a huge IQ. That's definitely a good title to put on this, not clickbait at all.
No human in the history of ever has had a 10,000 IQ, of course the title click bait; the title is hyperbolic lol
Baseball = fancy tag
I saw one of these the other day. There were runners on first and second during a Mets/Giants game. The pitcher for the Giants tried to pick off the runner at 1st and while he was doing that the runner at 2nd ran to 3rd and made it. While that was going on the runner at 1st went to 2nd. Gabe Kapler lost his mind. I don't know what the rule is he thought they broke but later on during the game one of the crowd reporters said Buck Showalter practiced that play during Spring Training. He has the entire rule book memorized.
Might want to edit your post. Were the runners on 1st and 2nd, or 1st and 3rd?
@@Subangelis
They were actually on 5th and Broadway.
Why was that last one not called an infield fly? That's like the whole point of the rule, so the infield cant take advantage of it and get easy outs
bad officiating is my only thought. to say that isn't a routine flyball is just a horrible call.
The very last play in this video…
Was that before “infield fly” rule was instituted?
The rest of the world : Huh?
I thought ichiro could’ve caught that ball, it wasn’t high on the wall and that would’ve definitely held the runner
He did that to prevent the runner from tagging up. It was a smart play
@@phroge9045 but the runner made it to third anyway? He could've gotten a "free" out if he simply caught it instead of trying to be fancy
@@micmac1719 I’m a bit confused too, but whatever he did was the right choice.
3:33 why isn't that a part of the infield pop fly rule ?
Isn't the last one a textbook example of infield fly?
The rule states that it has to be able to be easily caught by an infielder. Also, the pitcher is not technically an infielder according to the rule book (only 1B, 2B, SS, and 3B), so the IF rule is not invoked in that situation.
0:48 watch him hit a home run next pitch
The one at 1:10 everyone was smiling 😂
0:48 how was that a smart play?
Tie game in the 12th inning with a runner on 3rd base and only 1 out. If he catches the ball then the runner on 3rd can try and run home to score and take the lead in extra innings. It would be hard for the outfielder to get a clean throw straight to home plate after catching that ball since he is running straight at the close wall. Letting it drop resulted in a foul ball and the runner can't advance.
1:11 his face lol
neat baseball
Can someone explain the play at 1:27? What made it a heads-up play?
If he catches it the runner on third would have tagged and they would have either lost the lead or game (don't remember exact scenario)...not catching it saved a run.
20 years for 3 mins worth 😂
How was the last one not considered an infield fly?
By the looks of it, its riding the line of being a routine fly. Routine fly (not much effort) and this play (somewhat effort by the pitcher). So its really whatever the umpire decides to call 🤷🏻♂️
@@B1GM3X1C4N The infield fly rule is about being settled under the ball.
The pitcher had stopped with both feet on the ground with the ball within reach. Exactly how much more "settled under" does someone need to be?
The umps fucked up and should have called the play dead when the ball hit the grass.
Yeah it should have been called an Infield Fly
It is rarely called on bloops like that. Technically, it COULD be called, but I really doubt most umpires would considered that a routine fly. Generally most umpires will only call it if there is time to get under it, and wait for it to come down.
@@danielhurd1452 Yeah...because you understand the rules of baseball more than these major league umpires!
Why was it the correct call for the outfielder to let the foul ball drop at 0:49?
the runner would be able to tag and score the winning run
Most of these are just "paying attention" and "don't be complacent."
In field fly rule applied to that last play. I wonder why the ump let it slide?