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[Therefore, in your first example, F1 MUST throw to first base. If F3 was not at or close enough to first base to be considered as capable of attempting a realistic play on the runner after receiving the throw (attempt a tag), it would be a balk. It seems that F1 has thrown to the fielder, not to the base to which he is "required" to throw. Correct?
Freix
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Could you tell me where it says in Fed that the fielder must attempt to make a realistic play on R1? 6-2-4-b only talks about F1 making an attempt on the runner. But assuming that F3 has to make a realistic play, couldn't we argue that any throw to F3 off the bag is a realistic attempted play on R1? The mere act of F3 catching the ball is enough to compel R1 to return to the bag. I think that the defensive coach could make the argument that any throw to F3 is a realistic play on the runner since the throw compels R1 to return to the bag.
I guess what I want to know is what is the Fed definition of a realistic play to drive bag a runner?
Greg
[Edited by Gre144 on Jul 9th, 2001 at 05:34 PM]
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