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Originally Posted by thumpferee
I don't do softball, but this sounds rediculous. It seems to give the offending team an advantage. In (HS) baseball, this would be a Force Play Slide Rule (FPSR) violation and an inning ending DP and no runs would score.
For any other INT by a retired player, the umps would have to determine who the D would have made a play on and that runner would be out. If they couldn't decide, the runner closest to HP would be out.
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I don't see how calling the runner closest to home out is and advantage to the offense. The mind reading part (in red) is unnecessary and hard to defend.