Baseball fans - Is it possible to get EIGHT "theoretical" outs in one half inning of baseball?

[battleknight24]

2. I see what you mean... but...

I see what you mean about the pattern repeating itself... in theory there can be an infinite number of strikeouts in one inning.

But isn't the scenario in the last few steps possible (though extremely improbable) due to the fourth out rule?

" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_out "

Forgetting the meaningless out at second base in the above scenario, since failure to tag out is not a force out, and the runner scored before the right fielder threw the ball to first for the "first" third out, the fielders would need to throw the ball to third to cancel the run. They throw the ball to third, which cancels the run, and the previous third out is nullified.

For a question that might have a definite numerical answer:

Is it possible for an inning to have seven or eight theoretical outs in one inning with no runs scored?

Summarized from the above scenario: 3 dropped third strike strikeouts, strikeout (4), fly ball caught (5), throw to 1st for runner that failed to tag up (6), throw to 2nd for runner that failed to tag up (7), throw to third for runner that failed to tag up, which also cancels the run that scored (8th theoretical out, 3rd real out, which canceled the previous two "third outs&quot .