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Originally posted by gsf23
In the original sitch. I agree with the out call and would have made the same. I was just bringing up what I think is a little gray area that may need to be looked into. Letter of the law, the runner is out. I just have a tough time rewarding the defense for something that was caused by their breaking of a rule.
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How did the defense cause the runner to pass the base?
Even if the player went into a slide that may not have occurred had there been no obstruction, the runner is still responsible to know how to slide properly and keep contact with a base.
So, now you are rewarding the offense for a runner being incapable of performing a controlled slide.