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There will be those who say that "desertion" should be called AFTER the effects of the play are completed. In other words, the forces stay in effect even after BR has entered the dugout.
My question to those people would be, then... say BR enters the dugout on the play I described, and then upon seeing CF drop the ball, proceeds to first base. If you're keeping the forces in play, surely you must rule BR safe... but if you feel inclined to disallow BR's return to the field, then you must have noticed him leave PRIOR to the forceplays being played on, and can NOT allow the force.
An interesting conundrum, no doubt.
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