Wow, in most cases I'm not giving a single RBI on that. Someone did something wrong to let the runs score. I will make an exception for a really speedy girl at second and the outfielder dove and was on the ground. But my hunch is that isn't what happened here...
Phil Rizutto used to mark his scorebook with "WW" from time to time. When asked what it stood for, he responded, "Wasn't watching."As much as it can drive you nuts; mental lapses are not errors ... I sometimes make a notation in the scorebook "BHM" for bone head move, but I've also used and seen "BM9" for bad move right field (or whatever position)
Phil Rizutto used to mark his scorebook with "WW" from time to time. When asked what it stood for, he responded, "Wasn't watching."
I miss the Scooter.
I cannot see this happening. Imagine the amount of people screaming at the kid that it wasn’t the third out. Remember the kid on 1b was standing on 1b when she caught it..R9 walking the ball in, I can get a runner from 1st to 3rd without crediting a fielding error, but after that…
As much as it can drive you nuts; mental lapses are not errors ... I sometimes make a notation in the scorebook "BHM" for bone head move, but I've also used and seen "BM9" for bad move right field (or whatever position)
GREEN: I saw an outfielder get trapped under an outfield fence after slipping on wet grass while fielding a ball ... Waving their arms in distress and it was "play on" ... Also saw my second baseman chasing a base runner through the outfield trying to make a tag and the Umpire never killed the play ... In that situation she ended up rolling her ankle and was out for the year ... UGH! The Umpires excuse In the second case; "It's just a scrimmage."In a scenario where the fielder was hurt badly enough to move the runner that far, an umpire worth his/her salt should have a dead ball for medical attention, and agree with the 3rd base coach also recognizing that as a good sportsmanship teaching moment.
R9 walking the ball in, I can get a runner from 1st to 3rd without crediting a fielding error, but after that…
I agree. However...
What let them score from first on a caught fly ball? A bad throw, a lazy throw, a throw that wasn't caught, a throw over someone's head. I can assign an error there.