Thread: Rundown OBS
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Old Tue Feb 06, 2018, 06:21pm
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Originally Posted by Rich Ives View Post
So I can tackle the runner going home and get the runner put back at third? It's an illegal act. Why can I get away with it?

Yeah, I know she tripped the runner headed to 2B but "That's not fair. She would have been out anyhow." I guess whining pays off.

For contrast, why, in ALL baseball rules, is obstruction in a rundown penalized by giving the runner the next base? Because obstructing a runner is illegal. Penalize it.
Just telling you the rule.
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