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What is offensive indifference?
Navy. White. Cream. Offensive Indifference – A Baseball Strategy by YesterCool. In baseball, Defensive Indifference is when a player advances, unchallenged, to second base in what would normally be called a “steal.” Because no play was made against the runner, he does not receive a stolen base.
Is it a stolen base if the catcher doesn’t throw?
If no throw is made it may be scored as a stolen base, or as defensive indifference (DI).
Do passed balls count as stolen bases?
A passed ball is not recorded as an error, but when a run scores as the result of a passed ball, it does not count as an earned run against a pitcher. If a runner advances on a passed ball, he is not credited with a stolen base.
What does SV mean in baseball?
save
A save is awarded to the relief pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team, under certain circumstances.
What’s considered a wild pitch?
Definition. A pitcher is charged with a wild pitch when his pitch is so errant that the catcher is unable to control it and, as a result, baserunner(s) advance. (This is an important stipulation.
Can a runner steal on a walk?
On a HBP, any runners attempting to steal on the play must return to their original base unless forced to the next base anyway. When a walk occurs, the ball is still live: any runner not forced to advance may nevertheless attempt to advance at his own risk, which might occur on a steal play, passed ball, or wild pitch.
Does error count as at bat?
An error does not count as a hit but still counts as an at bat for the batter unless, in the scorer’s judgment, the batter would have reached first base safely but one or more of the additional bases reached was the result of the fielder’s mistake.
What is the meaning of defensive indifference in baseball?
defensive indifference. (baseball) An official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning by at least two runs. The play was scored as defensive indifference.
Does defensive indifference apply to slow runners?
Even if you see David Ortiz or Billy Butler stealing second base in the ninth inning of a game, they may still not have a stolen base to their credit. Unfortunately, the defensive indifference rule applies to slow runners just the same as the speedy ones.
Does defensive indifference count as a stolen base?
This would normally be regarded as a stolen base attempt, but is instead scored as defensive indifference if the defense makes no play, and that runner scoring would not affect the outcome of the game. In the case of defensive indifference, the runner is not awarded a stolen base in the official box score.