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How would you score these two throws down to second? Both happened in same game, were right at the bag and should have resulted in outs.

#1 Throw to bag in plenty of time but both 2nd baseman and shortstop are napping and neither one gets there in time and ball goes into center.

#2 Throw to bag in plenty of time, 2nd baseman lays down tag on ground in front of bag then lifts it up before runner slides in and is safe.
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I'm assuming these throws were coming from the catcher on a play where the runner at first was attemting to steal.

#1 Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspecitve, the rules do not allow an error to be credited for a mental error (which it sounds like this was). And if the throw was good, you can't give the catcher an error. So about all you can do is give the runner a stolen base and not assign an error on the play.

#2 OBR 10.08 (f) states:
"When in the scorer's judgment a runner attempting to steal is safe because of a muffed throw, do not credit a stolen base. Credit an assist to the fielder who made the throw; charge an error to the fielder who muffed the throw, and charge the runner with "caught stealing."

This discussion has come up previously on this thread, and experienced scorekeepers have stated that for this rule to apply it has to be extremely obvious that the runner would have been out had the fielder not "muffed the throw".

The way you've described it, if I were keeping the books I'd apply this rule -- but bottom line it's a scorekeeper's judgement call.

Hope that helps.
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#1 Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspecitve, the rules do not allow an error to be credited for a mental error (which it sounds like this was). And if the throw was good, you can't give the catcher an error. So about all you can do is give the runner a stolen base and not assign an error on the play.

Just to clarify from previous threads... Even if the throw was perfect, you would charge the catcher with a throwing error if the runner is able to take third on the throw to CF. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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