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You can tag first base and any base on a hit to force-out the hitter or any base when a runner is being forced to (i.e., they're on first, another batter hits a single, they have to run to another base). Tagging the base when a runner can choose which base they want to occupy doesn't really mean a whole lot.

That doesn't compute at all

so, what are we watching. Batters being good/bad or fielders being good/bad? Stoopid sport...

You can tag first base and any base on a hit to force-out the hitter or any base when a runner is being forced to (i.e., they're on first, another batter hits a single, they have to run to another base). Tagging the base when a runner can choose which base they want to occupy doesn't really mean a whole lot.

That doesn't compute at all

When a runner has a choice of bases, tagging one base doesn't do a lot of good. They only get forced out if they only have one base to go to, e.g. a batsman who has just batted has only first to go to. He can't go back to home plate. Most first-base outs are simply because the first baseman puts his foot on the first-base bag and receives the ball in his glove, tagging the base at that moment. If the batsman doesn't reach the base before the ball arrives, he's out. If he reaches it before the ball arrives, he's safe.

By contrast, for example, if a runner had started running from third, with no other runner reaching third on that play, but the ball came to home plate before they could get there, and someone tagged home, they could go back to third, so tagging home wouldn't force them out. They could, of course, still be caught between the catcher (or whoever ran to home plate) and the third baseman throwing the ball at each other so that the one nearest to the runner could tag him with the ball. This is always entertaining when it happens.

baseball tag of base thread >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Oliver to the rescue!

This is always entertaining when it happens.

Really?

I'll answer that one for you Oliver;

No

Spidercat is awesome.

I prefer spiderdog:

Knowing what we know about those guys as domestics, that gif makes me sad.

What do we know?

Ah it's sad man. They're not supposed to live with us in houses and act like little baby people. They are bity but we file their teeth back so the don't nom what they're not supposed to. Look at the way that thing goes for the popcorn like Mary 'Dentureseal' Berry approaching a nutty biscuit with extreme caution.

That's some horrible stuff.

Yeah it's a bit unfair. Those big ol anthrocute eyes look like that so they can see shit at night not so we think they're Pokemon.

They're also smelly buggers who are only awake at night and they've got toxic sweat which they rub into their fur to keep bugs at bay. All in all cute, but you don't one want one as a pet.

Good eatin' though!

Na. Scrawny toxic little buggers. Although if you're in a survival situation those eyes are a great source of H20.

work not showing post 5106...So I thought you were talking about the cyclist