The Pecan Park Eagle

1) In baseball, why is the ball that gets crushed, but caught at the right center field wall, 385 feet away, treated statistically the same way as a bunt when a runner scores from 3rd base as its result and then called a “sacrifice fly ball out”?

Really? Really? Where was the batter’s sacrifice? Do you mean to argue that the batter preferred that outcome to the one he more apparently almost got, had the fly ball kept going another foot and over those nearby fences?

2) In football, why is a team not penalized for “intentional grounding” whenever the quarterback takes the ball from center and slams it to the turf in front of him to stop the clock?

Really? Really? It looks like a completely intentional act to me. – Maybe some teams have ants in the grass that function as wide receivers! From the rules on grounding that now stand, it’s obviously OK to ground the ball to stop the loss of time. You simply can’t ground the ball to stop the loss of space (or yardage, if you please).

3) In baseball, why should a pitcher who enters a 0-0 game in the top of the 9th, and then gives up 2 runs, get the “win” after his home club scores 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th?

Really? Really? Well, how about the pitcher who worked the first 8 innings and gave up no runs? Doesn’t he really deserve more credit than the pitcher who gave up 2 runs in one inning and still got the win? Under today’s rules, that starter simply gets improved ERA stats, but no part in the “W” decision.