Unrealiatic play by Play--two examples

ECrane67 · 05-16-2007, 09:35 PM

Example 1
Swung on . . .
Driven hard and High . . .
Down the Line to Deep left field . . .
That falls for a base hit.

Issue: Huh? Driven high and hard to deep left and it "falls for a base hit"? Line drives fall for base hits. So do bloopers dying quails. Balls driven to high and deep to left go over the fence, hit the wall, maybe end up a gapper, but they don't "fall for basehits."

Example 2

Acevedo slides in hard . . .
Goeble applies the tag . . .
here's a close call . . .
Acevedo beats it out! Safe!

No no no. Ruuners sliding home "avoid the tag", sometimes they "beat the tag", they even "get in under the tag" They do not "beat it out". Only runners who get to First base ahead of the throw "Beat it out". That's just how it is, how it has always been and how it always must be !

tysok · 05-17-2007, 10:27 AM

First one, they're now just driven hard, instead of hard and high. I don't see any similar problems with the other options in that section atm.

Second one, unfortunately there's no way I can make sure that it would only say "beats it out" when a play was made at first like you say, which I agree is pretty much the only time it's said. It's kind of a shame to not have the call, but I deleted all the "beats it out" and "legs it out" options for a safe call so they won't show up at times it shouldn't.

Hopefully these particular problems are dead now.

05-16-2007, 09:35 PM	#1
ECrane67 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 33	Unrealiatic play by Play--two examples Example 1 Swung on . . . Driven hard and High . . . Down the Line to Deep left field . . . That falls for a base hit. Issue: Huh? Driven high and hard to deep left and it "falls for a base hit"? Line drives fall for base hits. So do bloopers dying quails. Balls driven to high and deep to left go over the fence, hit the wall, maybe end up a gapper, but they don't "fall for basehits." Example 2 Acevedo slides in hard . . . Goeble applies the tag . . . here's a close call . . . Acevedo beats it out! Safe! No no no. Ruuners sliding home "avoid the tag", sometimes they "beat the tag", they even "get in under the tag" They do not "beat it out". Only runners who get to First base ahead of the throw "Beat it out". That's just how it is, how it has always been and how it always must be !

05-17-2007, 10:27 AM	#2
tysok Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,925	First one, they're now just driven hard, instead of hard and high. I don't see any similar problems with the other options in that section atm. Second one, unfortunately there's no way I can make sure that it would only say "beats it out" when a play was made at first like you say, which I agree is pretty much the only time it's said. It's kind of a shame to not have the call, but I deleted all the "beats it out" and "legs it out" options for a safe call so they won't show up at times it shouldn't. Hopefully these particular problems are dead now. __________________ I don't know about you, but as for me, the question has already been answered: Should we be here? Yes! Jack Buck, September 17, 2001 It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. I firmly believe that any man's finest hour... is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. (Vince Lombardi) I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. (George S. Patton)