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Originally posted by DG
The ruling I made had some precedent (legal term lawyers like to use), in that a runner retreating from any other base would reinstate the force. Make up anything you like, but that is not what 9.01(c) is for.
A BR hits the ball in RF with runner on 3B. He advances to 1b while runner scores, and for some unknown reason retreats to home picks up his bat and gets in the batter's box. (If we are going to debate situations that will never happen we may as well go all the way with this).
So what is your call if defense throws the ball to 1B? You can't call him safe, and direct him to go to 1b, while he is standing in the batter's box, or can you?. I can't use 9.01(c) for this?
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Nope, sorry, you can't. The point IS "covered".
I am a lawyer, and your "precedent" has no precedential value, being contradicted by the written "statute".
So, again, the call is:
No force (BR has touched 1stB)
Defense must tag BR, not base, to get the out.
DO NOT "call him safe"; DO NOT "direct him to ... 1B"; DO NOT call him out until he is tagged (off 1st base, preferably); and BTW, DO score R3, even if BR getting tagged makes 3 outs.
[Edited by cbfoulds on Jul 23rd, 2004 at 02:50 AM]