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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kaliix
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There is nothing wrong with the way the (Force Play) rule is written. The comments only clarify the how the force can be removed and what is specifically should not be treated as a force play.
Nothing wrong with it? I hope you mean that you think it is adequate, not that it is perfect. However, let me explain one reason why I think it is inadequate.
A Force Play is a play in which a runner legally loses his right to occupy a base by reason of the batter becoming a runner. This defn identifies the event that causes a force play (batter becomes a runner,) but doesn't describe which runners or configurations of runners are affected and lose their right to occupy. And 7.08(e), which contains further info about a force play-- some of which should be in the defn--doesn't describe the configuration of runners either. So try this situation: R2 and BR hits safely. Is R2 in a force play? Neither the definition or the rule tells us. Of course any 8 year old knows the answer, but the point of having rules and definitions is to codify and make definite the details of the game.
Dave
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