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Well,
In OBR there is no penalty for the over running . . .
In FED you cannot over run without putting yourself at risk of being put out.
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My favorite FED play:
3 balls 2 strikes, first base unoccupied.
Curve ball in the dirt.
Batter may, or may not have swung.
Ball rolls away from F2.
Batter runs to first,
F2 throws to first but batter runner beats the throw and crosses base into the outfield grass.
F3 walks out and tags him.
Catcher then appeals to BU: "Did he go?"
So at the FED level you have:
If the batter walked, "no he didn't go!" (i.e. was awarded first base without liability to be put out) he would now be out.
But if the batter struck out, "Yes, he went!" you would have a runner that is safe (as he can overrun on a third strike not caught) when he actually potentially made an out.
Makes my head hurt sometimes.
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