Bryce Harper...

[UtahDan]

The Mo thing really starting to get more traction.


http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseb...ame/56108740/1


http://www.nesn.com/2012/07/tim-tebo....html#comments

I wish they wouldn't do this to him.

[TripletDaddy]

I didn't see it so I couldn't tell you. Did he lose the ball? If so, typically not an error. Did the runner get an extra base? If not, typically not an error.

He did lose the ball, but badly.

If he did lose the ball AND runners advanced an extra base, would it be an error? I assume so.

[DU Ute]

He did lose the ball, but badly.

If he did lose the ball AND runners advanced an extra base, would it be an error? I assume so.

Losing a flyball is not considered an error.

[Commando]

I wish they wouldn't do this to him.

Point out that he's Mormon as a human interest story?

[DU Ute]

Point out that he's Mormon as a human interest story?

It sounds like they had to force the info out of him. Horrible.

[CJF]

He did lose the ball, but badly.

If he did lose the ball AND runners advanced an extra base, would it be an error? I assume so.

Typically the outfielder has to touch the ball to get charged with an error, but that is not the written rule. Just traditional score keeping. I think the official rule states something along the lines of a misjudgment is not an error. So losing the ball in the lights should not be charged as an error.

[Commando]

Harper, whose favorite breakfast spot is the Breakfast Club, in Scottsdale, Ariz., is starting to cook for himself.

Bryce and I have something in common it seems! :rockon1:

[MarkGrace]

He did lose the ball, but badly.

If he did lose the ball AND runners advanced an extra base, would it be an error? I assume so.

Yeah, that's possible. Say for instance he loses the ball, and then it lands right in front of him and takes a routine bounce toward him that he whiffs on, allowing the runner to advance to second. That could potentially be ruled an error. And the hitter wouldn't get credit for a double. It's just recored as a single and then advancement on error.

[UtahDan]

Point out that he's Mormon as a human interest story?

I guess my problem with it is it shines a spotlight on an aspect of his life that has a lot of potential to change at least for a time. Will it be anyone's business when at some point a picture surfaces of him enjoying a beer? How will that affect him as a young player? It's one thing to be on the front page because you have a DUI, quite another because someone takes a picture of your girlfriend leaving the next morning. As a fan of him as a player I would just as soon not see him carrying the weight of those expectations around as well as the potential of problems occurring. It's one thing for an older guy like Tebow, or pretty much any BYU guy who goes to the NFL, but Harper is a baby. I don't know. Just seems like one pressure too many.

[MarkGrace]

Typically the outfielder has to touch the ball to get charged with an error, but that is not the written rule. Just traditional score keeping. I think the official rule states something along the lines of a misjudgment is not an error. So losing the ball in the lights should not be charged as an error.

I'm not sure what the rules actually state, but the generally accepted idea behind them has to do with the determination of what is considered a "routine" play. Thus, there's a fair amount of subjectivity on behalf of the scorekeeper that goes into the ruling. But yeah, bad hops, angel misjudgments, losing the ball in the sun/lights, etc., aren't going to be errors.

[Commando]

. I don't know. Just seems like one pressure too many.

Eh, I see your point, but Bryce has been such a crazy lightning rod even before he got to the Majors that this seems like small potatoes for him. Plus I think people really wouldn't take much interest, much less relish, seeing him slip up like they would somebody like Tebow who does the whole piety on the field routine.

[Jarid in Cedar]

... angel misjudgments,... aren't going to be errors.

Nice!

[CJF]

I'm not sure what the rules actually state, but the generally accepted idea behind them has to do with the determination of what is considered a "routine" play. Thus, there's a fair amount of subjectivity on behalf of the scorekeeper that goes into the ruling. But yeah, bad hops, angel misjudgments, losing the ball in the sun/lights, etc., aren't going to be errors.

I looked it up.

The official scorer shall not score mental mistakes or misjudgments as errors unless a specific rule prescribes otherwise. A fielder’s mental mistake that leads to a physical misplay—such as throwing the ball into the stands or rolling the ball to the pitcher’s mound, mistakenly believing there to be three outs, and thereby allowing a runner or runners to advance— shall not be considered a mental mistake for purposes of this rule and the official scorer shall charge a fielder committing such a mistake with an error. The official scorer shall not charge an error if the pitcher fails to cover first base on a play, thereby allowing a batter-runner to reach first base safely. The official scorer shall not charge an error to a fielder who incorrectly throws to the wrong base on a play.

[Commando]

Nice!

Angel misjudgments? Not Bam Bam!

[Commando]

Got my official Bryce Harper/Nationals Bandwagon Gear this weekend!