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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Old Fezziwig" data-source="post: 1819350" data-attributes="member: 59">I was referring to the fact that when you make an error, it's like giving the team an extra out.  If there's a groundball to short with two outs and the SS bobbles it, allowing the runner to reach, the team batting gets a freebie -- they haven't earned it, as there should be three outs.  Instead, they get another chance -- a "fourth" out.  No, they don't literally get more than three outs, but it's damn close.That said, you can literally have more than three strikeouts in an inning -- on a dropped third strike, the catcher needs to tag the runner or throw him out at first before he reaches the bag.  This, again, is essentially an error, however (usually scored as a passed ball, IIRC).Nick</blockquote>