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Originally posted by mick:
TexBlue,
It seems, though probably subconsciously, in this situation you are favoring the "visiting" offense.
The rule must apply across the board every situation.
Assume the original post, but now, placing the runner on first has jammed the bases and:
The pitcher hurt her shoulder on the last pitch, and/or
The next batter is batting .850 against the pitcher and/or
The home team is batting, the bases were loaded and the winning run from third trotted in to score, because the pitcher and catcher were shaking hands.
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The 1st 2 scenarios are immaterial to the mangled rule in question. If the last one is the actual situation ( bases loaded ) I'm heading for the exits real fast. The PU can fend for him/herself and try to get out of this situation.
Nawwwww, I guess in that situation, and that one only, you gotta stick by the original call. For the same reason I quoted before. You can't let one team win or lose because of your call/rule interpretation if it is at all fixable. In this last case, you either have to let a team win or lose and it's gonna happen right then at that moment. So, like you mentioned earlier, you can't appear to be favoring the offense by letting them win by awarding all runners one base. This prevents the defense from having a chance, which was my reasoning for letting the BR go to 1st with only 2 runners on base.
I think at least we can all agree, THIS IS A REAL UGLY SITUATION!
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Rick
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