--- In stratmat@yahoogroups.com, Gary Kirchherr <erie@...> wrote:
>
> 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
>

Thanks Gary,

Yeah, sorry, should have clarified. It was a ballpark homerun on the
card and the split made it a flyball B. I was hoping to throw the guy
out but I guess I don't get the chance. I was trying to throw out
Torii Hunter anyway so I don't think it would have happened. Thanks
for you help.

- Rich