Blake Wolf, AP
During a collegiate softball game (Western Oregon College and Central Washington), Sara Tucholsky hit a home run. Unfortunately, she suffered a serious knee injury. Two opposing players from Central Washington helped carry her around the bases.
Amazing! Bravo!
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
For those who do not follow baseball (softball), the reason this was so important is this: if any of her team mates had touched her, her home run would have been nullified.
There is no rule about being helped by the opponents (I guess because no one ever thought it would be applicable!!)
Great to see some people have honour.
Chess politicians (and some deranged chess personalities) can learn from these girls and softball!
Bank on it!
This incident has gotten a good deal of press, but somehow the umpires have gotten off scott-free. Rule 5.10(c)(1) specifically allows a substitute runner to complete the play. Plain and simple, the umps didn’t do their job — they subjected an already injured player to substantial further injury risk, simply because they didn’t know (or were too lazy to read) the rules.
But yes, what the defensive team did was classy.
Kerry liles,
thanks for the explanation especially for people like me who know as much about baseball as Paul Morphy knows about Fritz tablebases
What is the rationale behind the rule that says that being touched by your teammate nullifies a home run?
“What is the rationale behind the rule that says that being touched by your teammate nullifies a home run?”
Well it was written to make sure the wierd dirty uncle on your team doesn’t get an opportunity to “squeeze the Charmin(tm)”. You have to watch those dirty old uncles like Sloani.