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And this is why it took 2 hours. Unless BR COMPLETELY passed R2, he's not out for passing. So then the question becomes - if BR didn't actually pass R2, what rule was broken when BR touched home slightly before R2. If R2 didn't actually miss the base, but just happened to touch it after BR.
Picture them side by side - if R2 didn't actually go PAST the plate, then did he "miss" it? If this is not a pass, BR is not out. So what makes R2's run not count? Honestly, I don't believe this is covered in the rules. If you don't have a pass, and you don't have an actual missed base, where does it actually state BR cannot score before R2? Intuitively, it makes sense that BR can't score before R2, but by what RULE do we call anyone out here?
Initially, I thought this to be a no-brainer too ... but after realizing we don't actually have a PASSED runner (which requires no appeal, and is simply an out right at that instant, no run would have ever scored in that case), I started digging into the rules. I see no actual rule broken if R2 didn't miss and pass the base before BR touched home.
So yeah - I can see why this took 2 hours, and I'm no longer sure they got it right, unless they used Rule 10 (which wouldn't have taken 2 hours either).
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