RBI Glitch or MLB Rule?

[Big Apple RBI Champ]

Here's what happened in yesterday's game- you tell me the correct baseball ruling.

With runners on 1st and 3rd and 2 outs, the batter hit a high pop up in the infield.  The runner from third ran home and waited patiently on the Tengen home plate.  The runner on first dilly-dallied, assuming the inning would be over.

The third baseman missed the pop up (not a boink or a bop)- it just dropped in front of him.  When the ball dropped, the runner at home got credit for a run and scurried into the dugout.  However, the third baseman collected himself, picked the ball up and FORCED the runner at second base.

Clearly, the run should not have counted, right?

Is this considered a "glitch?"

[Dykstra-holic]

A GLITCH.

Although it was cute of the Tengen programmers to have the runner wait patiently in front of homeplate, the run should not count.  

See Merkle's Boner in late September of '08 versus the Cubs at the Polo Grounds.

[Gwynn3k]

the programmers forgot that a 3rd out force at any base nullifies a run scoring regardless of timing...  therefore, if the runner gets to first, tengen rules allow the run to score...in the real world, this would not happen.

[madlock_off_bench]

true, the run counts.  Glitches are a part of the game, just like the curve ball and errors should be a part of every RBI contest

[Gantry]

Interesting glitch that I never really thought about, well done.  It'll get added to the page soon....

[Blyleven_No-No]

We had an interesting glitch in last night's game, pop up to the left the fielder boinks the ball but somehow, he caught the ball before it hit the ground.  It was registered as an out, as if he caught it on the fly.  I had never before seen this happen with a boink

[Gantry]

Wow, that is a new one!!  Looks like I have two glitches to add....

[Big Apple RBI Champ]

wow blyleven- i have never seen that before.

when is the next nyc tourney????

[Dykstra-holic]

Bly_No-No was smokin' that tweed.

[Dykstra-holic]

and I agree, all's fair game in an RBI matchup.  Except for excessive pressing "pause" or throwing a pitch before "player 2" can make a timeout to substitute.

[MR RBI]

I think its part of the game...Remember it is not real....