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Originally posted by WestMichBlue
Well, Cecil, if "on base" equal "runner" then isn't the sentence "all runners on base" redundant?
If all runners must immediately go forward or backward, then we are back to what started this thread - what happened to the stop?
IMO, what the writer should had said is "runners that are stopped (when the B-R touches 1B) must immediately move forward or return to their base."
A runner that is stationary off the base when the LBR comes into effect has had their stop. They must immediately move; they can not stop again. The LBR comes into effect when the pitcher has the ball, or when the pitcher has the ball and a walked batter touches 1B.
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IMO, all of your points are correct, including agreeing with my "no coordination or editing involved with the rule book(s)" comment.