Baseball scoring question ...

There's no reason to allow a batter's average or reputation to enter into a scoring decison. There are rules, and they should be interpreted without bias to the players involved. The scoring call is based on the play and not the players.

SPnited: Even if the intent is to sacrifice the batter to advance the runner, if the bunt is so poorly executed as to put the lead runner in jeopardy of being out with a reasonable throw, it's not a sacrifice. The throw can be wide, but if the only reason the lead runner wasn't out was a bad throw, the bunt failed its purpose.

Otherwise, you could go to the plate every time, hold up your hands and say "not trying to reach first, folks" and when your crappy bunt is popped up to the catcher, you'd have a sacrifice. The batter's intent is noted, but only in the context with the execution.

 

If the pitcher would have had the runner had the thrown been on target it should be a FC, E1. There is not a sacrifice because if there had not been an error the runner would have been out and therefore it would have been an FC. You would make is a SAC, E1 only if the runner going to third would have been safe without the error.

 

My vote is for FC, E1.

Fielder chose to throw to third, thereby conceding first base to the batter. No sacrifice in that case.

 

Everyone hits .600 in high school.

 

Not in my neck of the woods. Best BA we had was .538 with a 1.15 slugging percentage by a kid who will be a very high draft pick next year. Most of the best players around here hit in the .400-.450 range.

 

Only the ones who are doing the scorekeeper hit .600, the others hit .525

 

Don't know what league you're covering, but it must suck.
Out of four schools we cover in town, two won state championships. Both in low classifications (one was a private school) where the pitching tends to suck more often than it's good. About 10 kids were over .400, but the highest average was .483.
In the 10 years I've been here, we've had some good championship-caliber teams in town and more than a few guys who went on to play Division I and pro ball. I can only remember one player finishing over .600, and maybe a dozen who were over .500.

 

Shouldn't we just ask the JV kid doing the home book? What he says, goes.

 

That's bullshit.

That's like changing the strike zone because a great hitter (or pitcher) is up.

If you think he would have had him at third, it's FC and no sacrifice. Easy.

 

Should be SAC, E1

 

If the lead runner is clearly going to be out -- FC, E1.
If there's any question, SAC, FC (E1 only if the runners/batter are getting an extra base).

 

You simply do not give the batter credit for laying down a shit bunt. He didn't move the runner over, the error did.

E1 FC. AB, no Sac.

Why is this so difficult to comprehend?