So here's a new one that just happened in the Royals/A's game.
Routine grounder, but the throw to first literally broke the glove of the first baseman. The ball just went completely through the webbing.
The official scorer (who, I should add, is very very bad in Oakland) called it an error, but I kind of wonder if that's a fair call. The 1B did nothing wrong. He didn't drop the ball. The glove broke upon impact. Could any other player through "ordinary effort" have made the play? No. Because no player is going to not have the ball fall when it breaks the glove.
Awarding a hit doesn't seem all that fair, but I don't think an error applies either.
Can't find anything in the rules that specifically covers this, but it has been ruled an error in the past when its happened. Doesn't seem right.
Routine grounder, but the throw to first literally broke the glove of the first baseman. The ball just went completely through the webbing.
The official scorer (who, I should add, is very very bad in Oakland) called it an error, but I kind of wonder if that's a fair call. The 1B did nothing wrong. He didn't drop the ball. The glove broke upon impact. Could any other player through "ordinary effort" have made the play? No. Because no player is going to not have the ball fall when it breaks the glove.
Awarding a hit doesn't seem all that fair, but I don't think an error applies either.
Can't find anything in the rules that specifically covers this, but it has been ruled an error in the past when its happened. Doesn't seem right.