[GarthB]

The play I described for Tim was not precisely the one that started this thread. In my scenario, R1 was 30' from second. When I questioned Tim about other matters including a "bang-bang_ DP he added this:


The parallel I’ve typically drawn regarding avoidance on the FP DP ball is to a batter’s avoidance of the pitch…the threshold is going to be dependent upon the situation. If the runner is right on top of it and all he can do is a last second scrunch, that still constitutes avoidance. Remember…the rule reads “Does not attempt to avoid the fielder” and not “Does not avoid the fielder.” Big diff.

I'm feeling better already.