[WhatWuzThatBlue]

Pete,

Thanks for the hand, but I've already told him that his reliance on the J/R is misguided. He keeps talking about a runner, but the player was standing in the batter's box with a bat. His actions as a batter, not runner have convinced most intelligent umpires that he is mistaken. Even a couple who argued before have disappeared since reading the original play and my consistent argument.

The fact that you took the time to quote the actual rule is appreciated. It will not lead him to abandon his quest. Like Don Quixote, he is battling imaginary beasts that only he can see. I used to be insulted by his posts, now I just feel sorry for him. He is laughed at on multile forums and I imagine by his own group.

Let's see how long it is before he says that the OBR is wrong.