We used to have ghost runners in wiffle ball games in my backyard:
"Kapler reached on third baseman Corey Koskie's throwing error in the fifth, and Graffanino followed with a homer to left that tied the score 3-3. Kapler then fell to the ground, got up on one knee but couldn't continue.
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After a five-minute delay, Kapler was carted off the field. Alejandro Machado pinch ran starting at second base and finished circling the bases."
I have mixed feelings about this.
My feelings aren't mixed regarding the injury to a Red Sox player ... that's downright hilarious!
My feelings are mixed regarding this umpire ruling, allowing a pinch runner mid-play.
While it may seem unfair to call a player out just because he's injured ... it happens all the time! If the ball was in play rather than over the fence, the defense wouldn't think twice about tagging him out.
The rules state that you've got to touch all the bases and that you can't run past the runner in front of you on the basepaths. These rules apply on homeruns, too. Seems to me that Kapler's got to suck it up and crawl around the bases.
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I thought this was odd myself. Even being a Red Sox fan, I agree that had the ball still been in play he would have been tagged out.
What if the guy behind him carried him around to third base and home plate making sure Kapler touched each base before the player carrying him?
Thanks for the feedback, Choppa. I thought about your proposed solution and have concluded that it is gay. Kapler needs to suck it up and crawl on his own, especially in a pennant race.
It looks like the Red Sox are hobbling along just Kapler. After spending only one day all season in first place, it looks more and more like the Yankees will spend the all-important last day of the season there as well.
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