Has anyone ever seen a relay man throw someone out?

polydamas · 03-06-2020, 05:48 PM

I can't recall ever seeing it happen.

Dyzalot · 03-06-2020, 07:09 PM

Yes but it seems rare. Happens at third sometimes when the cutoff man relays to third instead of home.

Gruber_Tagged_Him · 03-07-2020, 09:28 AM

Yes. Had an 8-6-2 putout yesterday. Very rare.

Ty Cobb · 03-07-2020, 12:19 PM

Yes, rare indeed...but I've seen it.

joefromchicago · 03-10-2020, 11:16 AM

It's rare in OOTP because it's rare in baseball. Think about all of the circumstances that have to line up just right in order for a runner to be thrown out by a relay man. First, the outfielder either fields the ball so deep that he can't get it to the base on a direct throw or else his arm is so weak that he has to throw it to the cutoff man. In that situation, a normal runner is going to be safe, which means a runner who gets thrown out by a relay man will likely be slower than normal. And the play has to be either at third or home - I can't recall ever seeing someone thrown out at second by a relay throw, which means that the third-base coach thought (wrongly) it was a risk worth taking or the runner ran through a stop sign. So you probably need to match up a weak-armed outfielder with a slow-but-reckless runner going to third or home in order for the relay man to throw out the runner.

It happens, but it shouldn't be surprising that it doesn't happen often.

Fredrocker · 03-10-2020, 02:11 PM

you will never see this in OOTP.... does the relay man get 1 or 2 assists...lol

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03-06-2020, 05:48 PM	#1
polydamas All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 599	Has anyone ever seen a relay man throw someone out? I can't recall ever seeing it happen.

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Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,594	Yes, rare indeed...but I've seen it. __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

03-10-2020, 11:16 AM	#5
joefromchicago Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,712	It's rare in OOTP because it's rare in baseball. Think about all of the circumstances that have to line up just right in order for a runner to be thrown out by a relay man. First, the outfielder either fields the ball so deep that he can't get it to the base on a direct throw or else his arm is so weak that he has to throw it to the cutoff man. In that situation, a normal runner is going to be safe, which means a runner who gets thrown out by a relay man will likely be slower than normal. And the play has to be either at third or home - I can't recall ever seeing someone thrown out at second by a relay throw, which means that the third-base coach thought (wrongly) it was a risk worth taking or the runner ran through a stop sign. So you probably need to match up a weak-armed outfielder with a slow-but-reckless runner going to third or home in order for the relay man to throw out the runner. It happens, but it shouldn't be surprising that it doesn't happen often. __________________ American-Ethnic (and Canadian) Namesets Historical Minor League Schedules 1870s City/Team Nickname Randomizers "It's Usually Sunny in Philadelphia" weather mod Negro League Schedules

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Fredrocker Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Winchester, KY Posts: 491	you will never see this in OOTP.... does the relay man get 1 or 2 assists...lol https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images...y3cbbdnbpja45c __________________ ---------------------------- Commissioner - FRBA GM - XFBL - Arizona GM - LGS - Arizona

03-06-2020, 07:09 PM	#2
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,735	Yes but it seems rare. Happens at third sometimes when the cutoff man relays to third instead of home.

03-07-2020, 09:28 AM	#3
Gruber_Tagged_Him Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 209	Yes. Had an 8-6-2 putout yesterday. Very rare.