Former lefty starter Al Leiter mentioned on TV that the official scorer told him during tonight's Yankee game that a close play at first base, in which the runner was safe due to a fielding misplay, was "bang bang", implying that he, the official scorer, could not determine if the runner would have been safe had the play been made. The official scorer scored it a hit even though it appeared that the runner would have been out when TV replays were shown repeatedly.
Official scorers sometimes look at TV replays to make scoring judgments. Should they be required to do so?
Who cares, right, if a batter is safe on an error or if the batter is credited with a hit?
- Obviously, it could impact a possible no-hitter or at least a pitcher's ERA.
- It could deprive the batter of some counting milestone.
- It could extend a hitting streak.
- It could help or hurt a batter trying to have a .400 batting average for the season or simply have the highest BA in the league.
That's enough. You get it, right?
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