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From: citrin@ucbvax.ARPA (Wayne Citrin)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Re: IS this possible?
Message-ID: <10284@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 14:43:03 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  6 14:43:03 1985
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References: <840@abnji.UUCP> <10258@ucbvax.ARPA> <693@rduxb.UUCP> <272@whuts.UUCP>
Reply-To: citrin@ucbvax.UUCP (Wayne Citrin)
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
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In article <272@whuts.UUCP> wjp@whuts.UUCP (Bill Penschow) writes:
>
>The fielder is given an error for prolonging the time at bat whether or not
>the batter reaches base safely.
>

Actually, the error has nothing to do with prolonging the batter's at bat,
or whether or not the batter reaches base safely, or whether or not a run 
scores because of the error.  The fielder gets an error because a catchable
foul pop is a chance offered to the fielder (i.e., a chance
to make a putout) and the fielder blew it.  When computing fielding average,
all chances to make a putout or assist are considered, and on an easy foul
pop, a putout must be assumed by the scorer.  Hence the error.

Wayne Citrin
(ucbvax!citrin)