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Originally posted by mcrowder
What prompted this was Albert Pujols's ejection after a walk. They didn't show if he made it to 1B - but I was wondering if he did. This could happen in many different circumstances, and I'm curious how you'd rule. Consider in your responses only cases where the player is not also ruled OUT for whatever he did to get ejected. What if, in this case, the ball had gotten away. Could runners advance? Could Pujols try for 2B? etc. [/B]
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I don't know what happened here, but assuming the ball was alive, wouldn't Pujols be OBLIGATED to go to first? If he did not, wouldn't he have to be called out for abandonment?
Of course, such silly legalism would/should probably not be permitted at the major league level. What should we do if this happens in our high school or legion games (heaven forbid)? I would think that we could simply wait until we can call time, then announce the ejection.
P-Sz