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Originally Posted by NIump50
I don't have my rule books with me, but if Bob says I'm wrong, I'm probably wrong and again stand corrected.
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NIump,
I know what you mean.
Of course, I was doubly embarrassed, because I already
knew (or, at least used to know) that what Bob said regarding a FED runner not being able to correct his infraction if he is beyond his advance at the time the thrown ball enters DBT was true. And
still I misspoke. Sheesh!
Of course, if one wanted to be a totally nit-picky, Type A, jerk (or, just a smart-a$$ coach, for example), one could also say that bob j.'s assertion in regard to the FED runner who is beyond his advance base wasn't
entirely, in
all cases,
comprehensively correct either.
For example, if we take the third world (fourth dimension????) case where said runner is beyond his advance base AND the umpire judges that the fielder
intentionally threw the ball out of play for the sole purpose of preventing the runner's legitimate attempt to return, said runner would be allowed to return, even if beyond his advance base at the time the ball went out of play. (Ref. 8-3-3d, Note).
Of course, since bob's reply was essentially correct, not to mention that it cleared up some material misinformation that I (to my chagrin) had promulgated, I'm not even going to mention his minor oversight.
JM