Sunday, October 27, 2013

Obstruction Ends World Series Game 3

Saturday night's World Series, between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals, game three ended in some major excitement.

With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Cardinals had men on second and third.

Jon Jay sent a short grounder to second baseman Dustin Pedroia who made a great stop and throw to get Yadier Molina out at home. Then catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia makes a bad throw to third base, where it gets away from Will Middlebrooks.

The runner, Allen Craig and Middlebrooks end up entangled, causing Craig to have issues getting to home plate. Craig freed himself and was able to get up, but was thrown out at home.

However, umpire Jim Joyce had called obstruction at third base, which automatically gives the runner the next base. Home plate umpire John Hirschbeck, who had noticed the obstruction call was quick to call Craig safe at home.

Baseball's rule 7.06 states: "Obstruction is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner. Rule 2.00 (Obstruction) Comment: If a fielder is about to receive a thrown ball and if the ball is in flight directly toward and near enough to the fielder so he must occupy his position to receive the ball he may be considered "in the act of fielding a ball." It is entirely up to the judgment of the umpire as to whether a fielder is in the act of fielding a ball. After a fielder has made an attempt to field a ball and missed, he can no longer be in the "act of fielding" the ball. For example: an infielder dives at a ground ball and the ball passes him and he continues to lie on the ground and delays the progress of the runner, he very likely has obstructed the runner."

While the Red Sox and their fans are unhappy about the ruling, it was however the right call.


11 Injured in Colorado Bus Crash

Eleven people were injured in a bus accident, in Colorado, Saturday night.

It happened on Highway 82, near Carbondale.

Witnesses say that the bus came up on a slow moving tractor and veered to avoid crashing into it.

However, the driver lost control, causing the bus to skid and land on it's side.

The accident shutdown the highway for several hours.

An investigation is underway to determine if the bus driver was going too fast.

Major Storm Impacts the UK

Storm warnings cover the United Kingdom as a major storm strikes.

With winds up to eighty miles per hour the storm began hitting on Sunday and will continue through Monday.

A fourteen year old boy was swept into the sea, in East Sussex, and the winds are hampering efforts to search for him.

Dozens of trees have been knocked down, blocking roads and joining the winds in causing damage to buildings and cars.

The storm is also bringing rains and worries about flooding.

Several train services and bridges are closed, during the storm, and commuters are being warned that Monday's travels will be difficult.

Airlines cancelled some flights ahead of time and warned that many others will be delayed.

Margvelashvili is Georgia's Next President

With two thirds of votes, Giorgi Margvelashvili has been elected as Georgia's next president.

The forty-four year old took sixty-seven percent of votes, while his next highest competitor took just over twenty.

Margvelashvili is a close ally of Prime Minister
Bidzina Ivanishvili.

He replaces Mikheil Saakashvili, who had reached his term limit.

Saakashvili and Ivanishvili are political enemies and had fought each other as Saakashvili attempted to make the country closer to western nations.

Analysts expect Margvelashvili's victory to bring about a freeze on relations with the west, while meaning that Georgia could move back into Russia's influence.

12 Bombings Kill 55 in Iraq

Fifty-five people were killed in twelve car bombings, in Iraq, on Sunday.

Eleven of the bombings took place in Baghdad and it's suburbs.

Most of them occurred in Shiite neighborhoods.

The twelfth bombing struck soldiers waiting for their paychecks outside of a bank, in Mosul.

No one has claimed responsibility, for the attacks, but suspicion lies on Al Qaeda and other Sunni groups.

Bus Bombing Kills 18 in Afghanistan

Eighteen people were killed when a bus was struck by a roadside bomb, in Afghanistan.

Five other people were injured, with two of them being in critical condition.

Sunday evening's explosion happened near Andar.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Nearly two thousand people have been killed by terrorism, in Afghanistan, in 2013.

5 Killed as Explosions Hit Political Rally in India

Five people were killed when six explosions ripped into a crowd in Patna, India.

Seventy-three were injured by the blasts, on Sunday.

The explosions occurred just before an opposition political rally was supposed to begin.

Another two bombs were found and safely defused by bomb experts.

Authorities did not spread word of the bombs, leaving most of the crowd thinking that they were fire crackers, as the rally continued on.

Rioting in Bangladesh Kills 5

A nationwide three day protest began with violence, on Sunday, in Bangladesh.

Five people were killed as rioters clashed with security forces.

Two hundred were injured, dozens of buildings were looted and burned, and two trains were set fire.

Police were among the injured.

Opposition leaders are holding to their pledge of a three day protest, despite the violence of the first day.