My First Shot
Well, I will jump into this one as my first attempt to post on this site.
I am a Central Illinois guy and have spent the last few weeks reading through posts on this forum to get a feel for things.
I got my copy of the BRD a few days ago and think that something I read has some application here.
Section 274 talks about Fed 8.3.3f and states that a runner is not guilty of interference if he continues to advance even if he knows he is out, even if that advance allows other runners to make additional bases.
In this scenario the runner is, in my opinion, too far away from second to fall under the FPSR. To me this rule says he does not need to veer off. He can continue to run the base path in a straight line despite being out.
From other discussions on this forum I've learned that it is interference with a thrown ball only if it is intentional.
Therefore my vote in this scenario is that I have nothing. The runner did not interfere intentionally and was within his right to continue to run in a straight line toward second base.
Hopefully I'm not too far off base with my first shot at a rules debate here.
Thanks guys,
Kyle
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