Yes, they have the complete and total leeway to assess errors -- they determine what is "ordinary effort." If it's still Chaz Scoggins, he's as bad as it gets.
Steve O On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]>wrote: > Last I knew, Chaz Scoggins of the Lowell Sun did most of the official > scoring. > > Here's the rule: > > A base hit is a statistic credited to a batter when such batter reaches > base safely, as set forth in this Rule 10.05. ... > (4) the batter reaches first base safely on a fair ball that has not been > touched by a fielder and that is in fair territory when the ball reaches the > outfield, unless in the scorer's judgment the ball could have been handled > with ordinary effort; > > Looks as though scorers have the leeway to assess errors but I've never > seen it happen -- at Fenway or anyplace else. > > -- Matt > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > *To:* Red Sox Citizens <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Fri, April 16, 2010 8:51:35 PM > *Subject:* GS: Official scorer > > Can someone please explain to me why if an outfielder overruns a ball by 20 > feet the play is scored a base hit? And don't give me the "it's not an error > because he didn't touch it" excuse, because I know that's not true ... > > Fenway scorekeepers have been awful for as long as I can remember. Anyone > know who does it now? > > Steve O > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
