Might cost him the MVP.

Nah, he’s still leading in RBIs.

Adam Duvall is sort of the spirit-animal for 2021 baseball isn't he? He's got 37 HRs but only 65 runs scored. Slugging >500 but about a 5-1 K/BB ratio.

Isn't this the third time this season a guy has lost a homer by passing a guy on the paths? I know Bellinger had one, and I thought it happened later to someone else.

Edit: Perhaps I'm thinking of the Pirate who lost one for missing first base.

any word on whether the umpire made a clear call that would have helped the situation. The article mentions that Brian Snitker didn't know whether the ball had been caught, but Snitker is sitting in the dugout and doesn't have the responsibility to let people know what is happening on the field, as the umpire does.

Adam Duvall is sort of the spirit-animal for 2021 baseball isn't he? He's got 37 HRs but only 65 runs scored.

reminds me of Brooks Jacoby around '87: 32 HR but only 69 rbi's

Adam Duvall is sort of the spirit-animal for 2021 baseball isn't he? He's got 37 HRs but only 65 runs scored.

reminds me of Brooks Jacoby around '87: 32 HR but only 69 rbi's

Ironically, Duvall leads the league in RBI.

It's the third lost homer on a baserunning gaffe this year, after Bellinger and Hayes. Retrosheet only lists three for the entirety of the 2010s.

any word on whether the umpire made a clear call that would have helped the situation. The article mentions that Brian Snitker didn't know whether the ball had been caught, but Snitker is sitting in the dugout and doesn't have the responsibility to let people know what is happening on the field, as the umpire does.

I just watched the replay on GameDay and I don’t think the umps knew if it got out so they didn’t make a call. I’d compare it to an ump telling the catcher to show him the ball on a tag play at the plate. I’m really not sure there is a lot of blame anywhere here. If you watch it its tough to tell. On replay what happened was the ball hit off the outfielder’s glove and popped over the wall, it wouldn’t have gone out if it hadn’t hit his glove (think Dave Henderson inthe 1986 ALCS). Riley maybe could have held up before running past Duvall, he was close enough to first base that he would have gotten back easily and hell Duvall, could have gone back to first so Riley would only be a step away.

But that’s a lot to ask in the heat of the moment. It’s just a tough tough situation. I guess with replay the ump should probably just make an immediate call and let replay sort it out.

Players who run past teammates on the base paths are dumbasses. You stop. You don't run past him. You tell him to turn around and continue. It's not hard. Pay ####### attention to what's in front of you.

The Braves did this before when they broke up Haddix's no-hitter in the 13th. Some teams never learn.

This is an unnecessary rule

The Braves did this before when they broke up Haddix's no-hitter in the 13th. Some teams never learn.

From Wikipedia:

In 1989, during a banquet attended by players from both teams commemorating the game's 30th anniversary, Milwaukee pitcher Bob Buhl told Haddix that the Braves' bullpen had stolen signs from Smoky Burgess, the Pittsburgh catcher, who was exposing them due to a high crouch. From their bullpen, the Braves pitchers repeatedly repositioned a towel to signal for a fastball or a breaking ball, the only two pitches Haddix used in the game.

This is an unnecessary rule

So should all baserunners be allowed to pass each other on the bases, or is it just on home runs (and possibly automatic doubles) where it should be acceptable?

But I disagree regardless. When you hit a homer, you have very few obligations to follow - don't pass anyone and touch all the bases. That's what constitutes a run, and you should be held to that minimum standard.

To be fair, Duvall was in his HR trot because it was...a HR.

He basically stopped as he was rounding 1st because he realized the HR had not been called a HR. Riley then 'reverse-passed' him running back to first to avoid being doubled up.

It was a difficult situation, and I'm not sure anyone is truly to blame, though I do think the umps could have ruled the HR sooner.

At least ump chief Sam Holbrook didn't call the IF fly rule on the play. /still bitter.

#14 I mean baseball could adopt the same kind of rules as a 6 in cricket. Hit it clean out and the runs are credited and you move on.

It's just very, very low on the list of changes baseball should even be considering.

So should all baserunners be allowed to pass each other on the bases, or is it just on home runs (and possibly automatic doubles) where it should be acceptable?

But I disagree regardless. When you hit a homer, you have very few obligations to follow - don't pass anyone and touch all the bases. That's what constitutes a run, and you should be held to that minimum standard.

Maybe runners, after they currently score, should be able to go around the bases again. Three runs if you make it around twice, none if you fail on the second attempt. Also, runners can pass each other forward or backward. And go around the bases in either direction.