Dan Formosa > Quotes

“A manager may move a pitcher to a different playing position and later that inning move him back to pitch again. If he does, he cannot move him again during that same inning.”
― Dan Formosa, Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball

“The foul lines extend through the batter’s box, even though the white chalk lines are not drawn there. If a hit ball bounces within the batter’s box, but inside the imaginary foul lines, it will be a fair ball.”
― Dan Formosa, Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball

“When a suspended game resumes, players who have just joined the team may enter the game. This means, theoretically, if a player is traded between the two teams before the rescheduled date, he could conceivably play on both sides in the same game.”
― Dan Formosa, Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball

“If a runner is scoring the winning run in a game (because it is the last half of the last inning of the game and his run will put his team ahead), the batter in that play must also touch first base. The batter cannot give up running because he thinks his team has already won.”
― Dan Formosa, Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball

“A forfeit occurs when a game is prematurely ended by the umpire-in-chief due to a team’s serious violation of the rules. He will declare the game ended with an automatic score of 9 to 0.”
― Dan Formosa, Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball

“In 1973, the New York Yankees became the first team to use a designated hitter (often referred to as the “DH”).”
― Dan Formosa, Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball

“Like the foul lines, the foul poles are actually in fair territory.”
― Dan Formosa, Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball