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Old 10-10-2011, 11:38 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by DCG12 View Post
Don't believe you are correct on that. The official MLB definition uses the criteria of reaching base not errors that don't allow baserunners to define a perfect game.

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Nice one. I hadn't thought of that before.

My issue with errors on foul fly balls is that most official scorers seem reluctant to give the error, or, they seem to apply a different standard to "ordinary effort" vs regular plays.
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