It's really not that hard of a job. Does Bogar need one of those clickers to keep track of how many outs there are?
Steve O On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected] > wrote: > Speaking of errors and as bad as it gets, nice job by Tim Bogar sending > Youkilis on a suicide mission in the sixth. There were no outs! What a > schmuck. > > - Matt > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, April 16, 2010 9:21:40 PM > *Subject:* Re: GS: Official scorer > > 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]<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.
