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Dyzalot · 05-30-2018, 03:31 AM

Something I've been seeing in this version that I haven't seen in other versions is the groundball with runners on 1st and 3rd turned into a force at 2nd with the runner on third holding. I'm going to guess that this rarely to ever happens in MLB. It is such common strategy to send the runner on third in that situation so as to stay out of the double play that when infielders do hold the runner at 3rd in real life they only have the play at 1st left. There is no time when an infielder holds the runner at third and then throws to 2nd to try and convert a double play as it is explained in the play by play. Now I have yet to see an actual double play converted when the runner holds but the pbp indicates that is what the defense is attempting to do which is pretty much impossible to accomplish in MLB. And in my 40+ years of watching baseball I don't think I've ever seen a force at 2nd converted while also being able to hold the runner at third unless maybe one time the runner on first tripped and fell on his way to 2nd. I'd be really surprised if it happens even once per year on average in real life.

05-30-2018, 03:31 AM	#1
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,735	Strange baserunning Something I've been seeing in this version that I haven't seen in other versions is the groundball with runners on 1st and 3rd turned into a force at 2nd with the runner on third holding. I'm going to guess that this rarely to ever happens in MLB. It is such common strategy to send the runner on third in that situation so as to stay out of the double play that when infielders do hold the runner at 3rd in real life they only have the play at 1st left. There is no time when an infielder holds the runner at third and then throws to 2nd to try and convert a double play as it is explained in the play by play. Now I have yet to see an actual double play converted when the runner holds but the pbp indicates that is what the defense is attempting to do which is pretty much impossible to accomplish in MLB. And in my 40+ years of watching baseball I don't think I've ever seen a force at 2nd converted while also being able to hold the runner at third unless maybe one time the runner on first tripped and fell on his way to 2nd. I'd be really surprised if it happens even once per year on average in real life.