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Originally posted by DG
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Originally posted by largeone59
Well SFN, i'll take a stab at this:
Sounds like R1 violated the Force Play Slide Rule by illegally sliding into second (NFHS reference 2-32-2a). The correct call here would have been INTERFERENCE, not obstruction. R1 is out, BR is out since it prevented the double play. Two outs
As for R2 and R3, they go back to the bases that were last touched at the time of the interference, so R2 would go back to second, and R3 would go back to third.
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Good call, if played under a set of rules with FPSR.
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Except that the penalty of the second out under the FPSR has NOTHING to do with whether the BR could've been retired. It's a safety rule as well as an interference rule.
If the ball didn't leave the vicinity of second base, the PU has no business stepping in there. His job is to clean up after the pivot -- once the BU turns to first base. If there's no pivot, the BU should stay with the play and get that call, if necessary.