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I believe what he is doing is tackling F3 so that he cannot make the catch. Isn't that what we're talking about?
I'll spell it out again, since there have been several side-what-ifs, this one included.
Bases loaded, no outs. R1 is sprinting home and crosses the plate while the ball is sky high. R2 is rounding third. F3 is camped under the ball, near the dugout. BR, seeing that there will be an easy double or even triple play if the ball is caught, tackles F3.
Ruling (by rule): R1 scores, R2 out, BR out.
So, simply because the wordsmiths around here refuse to acknowledge that the ball is in fact foul (yes, I know, it's not yet technically foul - it's nothing while still in the air and in the ballpark), R1 is allowed to score?
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