Talk:Fielder's choice
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[edit] More on definition?
The article defines a fielder's choice as being when a fielder, upon fielding a batted ball, chooses to try to put out another runner (emphasis mine). But would it still be considered a fielder's choice if the fielder is unsuccessful in putting out that other runner? The article is ambiguous about that. ekedolphin 11:59, August 14, 2005 (UTC)
- I clarified this. The fielder is charged with an error and the batter still does not get a hit. Ellsworth 23:50, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Batter-runners are not "charged" with outs
Batter-runners are not "charged" with outs, so it is nonsense to state that a batter hitting into a fielder's choice is "charged" with an out. Check the MLB scoring rules. [1] Batter-runners are not charged with outs for the purpose of scorekeeping and statistics. Fielders are credited with putouts, but there is no such notion in baseball scoring for outs being charged to offensive players. To think that this error has persisted in Wikipedia since 2003 is embarrassing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.134.73.90 (talk) 04:09, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
