Something interesting about that Konerko play last night...

[ChiliIrishHammock24]

So I just heard on CSN that Konerko said he never touched the bag at 1B, and thus the out should have been called at home.

 

In the replay, you will notice that he didn't actually touch 1B, he stopped short of it to throw home. But even though he never touched first, the out was given to 1B. But if you notice in the replay, the 1B umpire rules "SAFE" at 1B after Paulie throws to home. So the 1B ump SAW that Konerko didn't touch the bag, but still didn't correct the umpire at home. And even if he didn't correct the umpire at home, he ended up ruling the runner OUT at 1B, even though he just called him safe.....

 

 

Interesting play. So either the out should have been called at home, or the runner should have been safe at 1B. Unless that is, the umpire was ruling the runner safe because AJ was not touching home plate, and he actually was ruling under the assumption that a tag was NOT needed. But that still doesn't explain why the runner was called out at 1B.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_...ame_pk%3D265482

Edited August 10, 2010 by JoeCoolMan24

[jenksycat]

Called him out for running out of the baseline at 1b

[ChiliIrishHammock24]

Called him out for running out of the baseline at 1b

 

Speculating, or is that what happened?

 

And if that's what happened, then shouldn't players always try and do that on bases loaded, ball hit to 1B because if they get called out for being in the baseline, then it eliminates the force play?

 

Or was the only reason the runner was safe at home because AJ didn't have his foot on the base?

Edited August 11, 2010 by JoeCoolMan24