May 7, 2010

In defense of Leroy, I think Loretta is giving short shrift to the surprising depth and complexity of the infield fly rule. While ostensibly a simple and straightforward rule known to any baseball fan, Major League Baseball rule 6.05e (defined in section 2.00) has a fairly deep and interesting history of discussion and debate ranging from well known law review articles ("The Common Law Origins of the Infield Fly Rule") to game theory analysis to arguments among fans during controversial applications of it. There are worse things that could serve as the absolute limits of Leroy's conversational depth. However, in the end, he's still getting the burn. Loretta gets the point and hits the fifty mark.

Official Count:

Leroy - 38
Loretta - 50
Push - 38