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Originally posted by Patrick Szalapski
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Originally posted by bluezebra
When Pujols was ejected, a pinch runner was sent in to 1B. There was no need for Albert to take the base, then leave the game.
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Why not? There can be no substitution until the ball becomes dead. Now certainly major league umpires will often call time before a walked BR reaches first base, but that is always when it is obvous that the BR is going to first. Here, if indeed the ball was alive, Pujols would be obligated to advance to first base or be called out for abandonment (desertion), since he is still in the game until the end of playing action.
Right? Where's the flaw in that logic?
P-Sz
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The flaw is that it is unnecessarily picky. You've just ejected a player -- are you going to now tell him to walk down to first base?
No, you're going to put his replacement on first base and start the game.
--Rich