PHI@NYM: Mets take advantage of infield fly rule

David Wright catches Cesar Hernandez in a rundown after he wanders too far off the base on an infield fly, completing a double play


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[willoughbykrenzteinburg]

The Mets took advantage of a player's ignorance of the infield fly rule. The rule itself didn't create this out.

[DozensOfViewers]

Teams should probably let infield flies drop every time, hoping to catch a runner who doesn’t know the rules.

[shanethomas]

The rule doesn’t apply when there is only a runner on first base so if the batter is walking slowly to first, the infielders should always drop the ball and go first base to second and tag the runner. Lesson always run to first base, unless you just hit a monster home run and need to flex a little .

[jramirez]

The met who dropped the ball obviously didn’t know what was going on only reacted to what his teammates said 😂

[dennismullen]

Why is the first base coach not recalling the runner back to the base?

[jemt]

Go back to Mortal Kombat, Ermac. Baseball is not your thing..

[TuMalditaMadre]

God I miss the Mets already and it hasn't even been 12 hours

[teddyrogu]

Ridiculous how these players get paid so much and don't fully know the rules of the game.

[surethingbaby]

Another infield fly rule occurred in the Phillies/Padres game today.  I don't understand the rule at all.  The ball hit the ground while the Padres were in the outfield, so why were the Phillies the ones penalized with 2 outs?  If anything it should have been run scored from 3rd for the Phillies and no outs.

[gridcaster]

I love how the announcer calls it a "thinking man's game." sure, it was a great play by the 2nd baseman (he is certainly a thinking man), but most folks who play baseball and watch it wouldn't be able to even clearly explain how the infield fly or intentional drop rule work, much less bend it quickly to their advantage in a game.

[donsheffler]

The Mets didn't "take advantage" of anything. The runner ran himself off the base.

[rammar]

if there is only man on first and this happens or drops it on purpose does the rule apply if no why? i read that there has got to be man on first and second in order to have the rule in

[AEMoreira]

Why didn't the runner at second try to score on that rundown once the ball was thrown to first?

[josephzakrzewski]

Better times when you could get a sausage McMuffin all day and a McDouble was a buck

[maxytheripper]

id like to ask david if he dropped it on purpose or not

[poisonpotato]

Another example of the infield fly rule helping the fielders, not the runners.

[Greasyspleen]

Couldn't the 1st baseman have simply stepped on 1st base to complete the double play? Infield fly rule is treated like a caught fly, and the runner didn't tag up.

[jk]

What’s the point of even catching it if it’s automatic out? Seems like a dumb rule.