HawkeyeCubP,
I certainly agree with your point regarding "position" rather than "legally touched".
My "two schools of thought" comment is in regards to the assertion found in J/R that if a runner has obviously failed to retouch, the award should be made from his "original" or TOP base, while the MLBUM (and I believe, though I'm not sure the JEA) says you make the provisional award from the runner's "literal" position at TOT and then adjust if he retouches.
If the baserunning infraction is NOT "obvious", both agree that the award is from the runner's position at TOT, where the progress to that point was achieved "legally" or not.
As a matter of personal preference, the J/R opinion makes sense to me, especially for "youth" ball. The more "youthy", the more it makes sense - to me.
JM
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