Bush League or Acceptable??

[ultimate7]

I really can't understand the argument that the IF fly one way or another makes the game less fun, it's different.  If you play true anything goes, the IF popups are fair game and another point of possible strategy, that can backfire.

[TecmoGuy]

It is absolutely unnacaptable to do this.  If this occurs, this person should be banned from the league immediately.  If it was exhibition, never play that person again.

[fknmclane]

unnacaptable

This is perhaps the greatest misspelling ever.  It doesn't even work phonetically.

ONLY BUSH LEAGUE BITCHES DROP FLY BALLS ON PURPOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!![/u][/b]

[capt_taco]

After consulting with a panel of experts, I've determined that if someone drops an infield fly ball against you, it's perfectly acceptable to walk straight out to the parking lot and lay a log on the hood of his car.

I don't care if the game technically allows you to do it -- if you do it, it's just stupid.

[hdunlo]

i agree that it is absolutely the nature of nintendo to do whatever the game allows you to do to win. i would never quit a game because someone did this, i would probably get pissed and play better. if your reaction to not liking the way a person plays is to not play them again, that's lame. i'd rather beat people that make me mad.

[JoeDirt]

I can't wait to play mclane in the tourney and pull this move every chance i get!

[BDawk]

ACCEPTABLE!!!
RBI Baseball is far from real baseball. It's probably closer to tennis than baseball.
Therefore, no rules of real baseball apply to RBI.

[JoeDirt]

Do all you haters think it's equally wrong to purposefully drop an IF fly to throw the faster baserunner out?

For example, Coleman on 1st, one out, JClark skies the ball to the ss.  Is it wrong, IYO, for the ss to let the ball bounce in front of him so he can throw Coleman out at 2nd and let JClark be the new runner at 1st?

[BeefMaster]

Do all you haters think it's equally wrong to purposefully drop an IF fly to throw the faster baserunner out?

For example, Coleman on 1st, one out, JClark skies the ball to the ss.  Is it wrong, IYO, for the ss to let the ball bounce in front of him so he can throw Coleman out at 2nd and let JClark be the new runner at 1st?

I'm torn on that one.  It's a moral gray area - I wouldn't do it, I don't think, but I wouldn't judge someone too harshly for it.

It'd be fine in your example, though, because your example is impossible - Coleman can't be on first with less than 2 outs and Clark up.

[JoeDirt]

Yeah yeah...Smith, then--biotch!

But you get the point.  That is clearly illegal in "real" baseball, yet generally accepted in RBI. 

[BeefMaster]

Yeah yeah...Smith, then--biotch!

But you get the point.  That is clearly illegal in "real" baseball, yet generally accepted in RBI. 

I'm pretty sure the IF fly rule only applies with runners at first and second or the bases loaded.  I think that'd be legal in regular baseball.

[Stock]

This would be perfectly legal in regular baseball.  I have also been known to do this on occasion.  I only would risk it though if there would be a noticeable speed difference (I probably would not trade smith for coleman on the base paths just because they are both pretty fast).  However, I would let the ball drop on a JClark pop up  to throw out THerr.

[ultimate7]

It is absolutely unnacaptable to do this. If this occurs, this person should be banned from the league immediately. If it was exhibition, never play that person again.

Well he is certainly an expert at identifying cheaters.

[Stock]

Everybody that agrees that this is not cheating is clearly not voting.  I know more than 4 people in this thread do not feel this is bush league.  Oh well, one thing is for sure;  100% care!

[Ryno23]

Do all you haters think it's equally wrong to purposefully drop an IF fly to throw the faster baserunner out?

For example, Coleman on 1st, one out, JClark skies the ball to the ss.  Is it wrong, IYO, for the ss to let the ball bounce in front of him so he can throw Coleman out at 2nd and let JClark be the new runner at 1st?

This is an allowed practice even in real baseball. . .  . .i think. . .. .yeah, it is.

[JoeDirt]

Yeah yeah...Smith, then--biotch!

But you get the point. That is clearly illegal in "real" baseball, yet generally accepted in RBI.

I'm pretty sure the IF fly rule only applies with runners at first and second or the bases loaded. I think that'd be legal in regular baseball.

I am 100% positive you are wrong...it's in effect with a man on 1st and less than 2 outs, too.

[JoeDirt]

This would be perfectly legal in regular baseball. I have also been known to do this on occasion. I only would risk it though if there would be a noticeable speed difference (I probably would not trade smith for coleman on the base paths just because they are both pretty fast). However, I would let the ball drop on a JClark pop up to throw out THerr.

In real baseball, it is not legal.  IF fly rule is called while the ball is still in the air and is ruled a dead ball--all base runners return to their original base.

[Ryno23]

This would be perfectly legal in regular baseball. I have also been known to do this on occasion. I only would risk it though if there would be a noticeable speed difference (I probably would not trade smith for coleman on the base paths just because they are both pretty fast). However, I would let the ball drop on a JClark pop up to throw out THerr.

In real baseball, it is not legal.  IF fly rule is called while the ball is still in the air and is ruled a dead ball--all base runners return to their original base.

Ehh, wrong.  IF rule is not a dead ball.  It is a live ball, the batter is out, and the baserunners may advance at their own risk.


Also, the IF fly rule only applies with runners at 1st and 2nd or with the bases loaded.  The reason it is not in effect with only a runner on 1st is because there's no 'easy' double play in that situation.  When runners are on 1st and 2nd, all you have to do is let the ball drop and fire it around the IF for a DP. 

[Stock]

Right.  IF fly rule cannot come into play with only a runner on 1st base and less than 2 outs.  Only for runners on 1st and second & bases loaded.

I thought I was going crazy for a second, since when I coached/umped Select Little League, this was the rule.  I was wondering why it would be different for MLB.  Glad to see it is not.

[JoeDirt]

Ah fuck it.  I'm too lazy to look it up.  You bring up little league baseball--the rules I'm quoting were the rules we used when I coached an 8th grade league.  I too, assume they'd be the same in the majors--but who knows.