|
Double check me on this, the award is from the TOT by the outfielder so runner would have to be on or beyond 2B when outfielder released the ball, not when it went into DBT, which could be several seconds later.
That's right. However, what I have gathered about OBR awards is that when a runner initiates a return, the award is then made from the base left too soon, not the actual spot where the runner happened to be at TOT. In this, mcrowder and I appear to disagree. (This would be plays "a" and "d," where Abel is past 2B when the throw is made but initiates a return to touch 1B. In those cases, I say award 3B, while mcrowder says award home.)
The MLB (OBR) rule book cites the base left too soon as the basis for the award (regardless of where the runner is TOT), but I don't have my book with me to cite the number of the rule.
__________________
greymule
More whiskey—and fresh horses for my men!
Roll Tide!
|