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Originally posted by Dakota
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
I agree with your first part. I just wanted to explore, from a slightly different angle, the problems caused by not defining what this player is.
I mentioned blocked ball in the thread below, but I said there that I don't really believe it applies. The reason I don't is because this player is engaged in the game. To me, a person not engaged in the game means a spectator, a coach, or a player on the bench. It does not include a player out on the field of play who is playing the game. A retired runner, for example, does not cause a blocked ball if she comes in contact with a thrown ball. Unless interference is judged, the ball remains live.
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That is true, but most retired runners that incur contact with a thrown ball are usually where they are entitled to be at that moment AND the rule book specifically addresses their involvment.
Meanwhile, to respond to an earlier question about a player in the official line up being part of the game, wouldn't that also apply to the teammate who is in the official line up and not due to bat? But what happens when that individual is standing in playable territory and is hit by a thrown ball? Odds are you are going to rule a blocked ball and if a runner was in action, you may very well rule the runner out for their teammate's interference. Remember, the batter has struck out. The umpire has emphatically called her out. This player has no right to be running to 1st base.