IGT: June 30, 2007: Happy Happy Joy Joy- Mets @ Phils.

[Guest Edgy DC]

martin wrote: that was almost the play i have been waiting my whole life to see, the catch by an outfielder who falls over the fence.

A catch doesn't count, to my understanding, if your entire body leaves the playing area. You have to come back down in fair territory.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

REally?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't know. Maybe, as long as part of you is over the field at the point of the catch, you're good. I'll check.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I'd guess that hopping the fence so as to "catch" a HR when it gets to you is bogus but that attempts, like Rowland's, that began as part of a pursuit in fair territory would be outs no matter where his whole body landed. I mean, that's an out if he holds onto that ball and flops into the bullpen. Should be at least.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, I'm not finding anything to support my contention, so I'm withdrawing it with apologies.

I did learn that the call was wrong in that play in which Mike Cameron was ruled to have not made a putout when he dropped a ball after a catch during his transfer to his throwing hand.

[Frayed Knot]

If Rowland held on to that ball it's an out - and would be even if he tumbled into the pen afterward.
What's NOT a catch would be if he jumped the fence and was already in the pen [u:60a5ceabc3]before ever getting to the ball[/u:60a5ceabc3].

[Guest Edgy DC]

As I McSaid, I withdraw the contention.

[Gwreck]

Thank you for the clarification -- I had a lengthy discussion with the guy sitting next to me on Sunday about whether it'd be an out or not.

Howard's home run was even more impessive in person I think. Deep into the second deck. Good thing it didn't really matter. We had him up each of the 3 times as the first batter of the inning.

Tons of Mets fans at this game, many were loud, fortunately not too many obnoxious ones.

Crab fries at Citizens Bank Park = highly recommended.