Bizarre Rules In Baseball You Never Knew Existed

you think you've got all the rules in baseball all figured out well think again many of these rules will actually leave your jaws hanging just don't let them hang too low enough for baseball to pass through though because there are going to be lot of balls flying around very soon from getting out before Fielder catches the ball to box and foul tips we're going to be looking at some rules that are just straight up bizarre rules that would make you go like wait what just happened is that even legal we'll kick this one off with the infield fly rule it's bit of confusing Rule and even if we don't have it all figured out so maybe you can help us out but here's what we know the infield fly rule is rule in baseball and even in softball that's used to keep filters in check in case they wanted to see base runners therefore before Fly ball is caught it is automatically treated as caught whether or not the infielder drops it on purpose the rule came into existence in 1895 due to infielder's intentionally letting pop-ups drop so as to getting out this rule basically exists to ensure that the defense does not execute double or triple play by intentionally not catching ball that would have been easy to catch by the infielders you probably think we made this one up but look at Andrelton Simmons getting called on the infield fly rule by the left fueled umpire Sam Holbrook during game between the Cardinals and the Braves okay moving on you might like this one we all know that there are several rules that apply to the pitcher alone such as not moving the pivot foot from pitching rubber once the ball is to be thrown or the mountain visits by coaches allowed only once every inning there are others but there's one bizarre rule that applies to Pitchers alone this rule is called bulk it simply means that once pitcher is in his set position wearing the ball's in his glove hands stretch out one foot on the pitching Rubber and the other Fort he is not allowed to make any other movement that is in this position the pitchers not supposed to make any movements whatsoever when there are Runners on the base this means that even though an insect flies towards your face you're not supposed to wave it off and you're not to scratch your butt even though there wasn't itch killing you there just stay still man ball Kiss called if the pitcher doesn't come to complete stop before he pitches because it would be assumed that he's trying to deceive the runners into advancing so he can make run when he does make the pitch the bulk has actually cost offenders their game check it out but if the pitcher does its job properly without breaking any rules strange or not the catcher can get into trouble for catching okay maybe not just catching but listen one of the main jobs of the catcher is to be the wall behind the plate crouching in front of the home umpire to receive the ball from the pitcher he does other Noble tasks like directing the defense of his team calling for pitches with hand signals and getting more strike calls from the Empire but with this notability comes some difficulties which is why catchers protect himself as best they can so they wear stuff like chest and throat protectors padded catchers mitt shin guards and mask this is where the strangeness comes in even with all the hits catcher receives during Nepal game he is only allowed to legally catch the baseball with his gloved hands and nowhere else therefore the ball getting stuck in his face mask or hitting any other gears on the body of the catcher means that the runners get to advance to free base or dead balls called if the catcher intentionally catches the ball with his mask or other parts of his body the runners advance three bases you think that was strange well there were rules back then that were just straight up bizarre in the case of the catchers we just spoke about back then before the early 1900s catchers were not allowed to crouch but stand few feet behind home and their jobs weren't as tasking or complicated as it is now they only had to stop the ball coming from the pitcher and that was it and with that their salaries get paid in full so what made these guys start crouching well that's our assignment for you today go find out and come tell us and speaking of Home plates the umpires here were highly revered in fact it felt like the game was played for their entertainment back then in the 19th century here's what we mean umpires at the time were given comfortable seats to sit down and officiate the game and were people not employed but chosen from Mostly The prominent men in the local community so that meant no squatting and little to no stress report in 1916 from Ohio's Marion Star newspaper read the old-time umpires were recorded the utmost courtesy by the players they were giving easy chairs placed near the home plate provided with fans on hot days and their absolute comfortless uppermost the minds of the players the Empire always receives the choices bits of food and the largest glass of beer who else feels like going back to the 19th century and becoming an Umpire if you raise your hand you can put it down now for this next bizarre rule it's called the dropped third strike Rule and it is still in existence today this rule which is sometimes called the uncaught third strike can only happen on strikeout pitch especially when there are more than three outs needed to end an inning so this is what it basically entails if the catcher fails to catch the pitch in the air for the third strike of played appearance and the first base is open then the batter becomes runner the batter is also said to run if there are two outs in the official rule of baseball it clearly states in rule 5.05 A2 batter who does not realize his situation on third strike not caught and who is not in the process of running to first base shall be declared out once he leaves the dirt circles surrounding home plate this rule makes it possible for pitcher to record up to four strikes in an inning okay here's an extremely bizarre one we know you'll like it's rule 3.09 of the official baseball rules and it literally States players in uniform shall not address or mingle with Spectators nor sit in the stands before during or after game no manager coach or player shall address any spectator before or during the game players of opposing teams shall not frighten eyes at any time while in uniform but you don't even need to watch baseball often and know that this rule not only sucks it is completely ignored by baseball players you seriously can't have men with all that adrenaline pumping here and there are not expect some kind of interaction at least just makes one wonder what the rule people were thinking when they made the rule their rationale also calls for questioning when they made the ground rule double if you have ever seen player run around the bases Crossing home plate but only to be thrown back to the second base by the UMP or even player by the opposing team then you've witnessed the ground rule double and if you've been fortunate to be in the field when the ground rule double is called then you must have been part of the people in the stands that go wild the ground rule devil can even lead to home run or cut to double and could be good thing or bad one for the player it all depends on where he is on the base path before the ball leaves the field of play are you confused yeah well we are too so maybe we just move on to another the foul tip rule according to MLB rules foul tip is batted ball that goes sharply and directly to the catcher's hand or glove and is legally caught in simple English if batter falls off ball and the catcher catches it strike is subsequently cold as if it would have swung and missed two strikes felt hip occurs batter is called out catcher must catch the ball for it to count otherwise it's foul ball Runners May Advance following foul tip just as they can after any other out well that's all this strangeness we can allow for 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