At 3:35 AM +0000 3/19/07, Rich Hall-Reppen wrote:

>Hey, just started playing Strat this last year and am finally getting
>my friends into it too. Unfortunately, we're still learning all the
>rules. Quick question for baseball:
>
>With less than 2 outs and a runner on 3rd, guy hits a ballpark homerun
>in Super Advanced. It changes to a fly ball on the roll. Is it
>possible to try to throw out the runner when he tries to score from
>3rd. We couldn't find it in the rules. Thanks in advance.

Hi, Rich, welcome to the group, and to Strat-O-Matic! I hope you
enjoy the game as much as we all have. :-)

Regarding your question, I'm not quite sure what you meant when you
said a home run "changes to a fly ball on the roll." I'm guessing you
mean that the result *could* have been a home run, but the split
result on the card and the roll of the 20-sided die made it a fly
ball. Or did you mean the guy was robbed of a homer with the optional
home-run-robbing rule?

One thing is for certain: If it's a fly ball, you should have a
fly-ball result to read, followed by an A, B, B? or C. If it's a
"flyball A" or "flyball B," the guy on third automatically scores. If
it's a "flyball C," he has to hold. If it's a "flyball B?' then the
runner's manager has the option of trying to score the guy. If the
baserunner heads home, his chances of success are his speed
plus/minus the outfielder's arm, plus 2. Of course, the defensive
manager may opt to cut off the throw to ensure that the other runners
don't try to advance.

Hope that helps. Let us know if I didn't help, or you need clarification. :-)

-Gary